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by TheGardenerGuy on July 15, 2004 04:44 AM
I planted some of these 2yrs ago and last summer they bloomed wonderfully. This yr they didn't bloom at all and have pale leaves. [thinker] Has anyone had this problem? The bulbs i planted last fall are blooming great right now. I love these lilies and would like to plant more of them. [gabby]
Greg [wayey]

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by weezie13 on July 15, 2004 03:49 PM
Hi Greg,
Got a couple of questions for you???

How did you plant them???
How deep??
What kind of soil?
Sun?
Food?

And after they flowered, what did they do from flowering to fall? *what did they look like or anything happen to them*?

Weezie

I love these flowers!!!
So many colors, and so many styles!!!
(LilyFreak in Canada has a bunch of lilies)

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by TheGardenerGuy on July 16, 2004 02:21 AM
Nothing happened to them after they bloomed. I cut the stalks back after they bloomed i think. [dunno] They get afternoon sun and i water them on a regular basis. Maybe i need to put some fertilizer on them. I found out that they don't like to be planted around trees. Mine are in my flower bed by my door.
Greg [gabby]

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by Cricket on July 17, 2004 02:11 AM
I'm growing Stargazers (just opening now), calla, Asiatic, dwarf, calla and fairy lilies. I read to leave the stalks to die down naturally as this is how the bulb stores food for next year's blooms. Although they don't look great after blooming, I plant something in front of them to hide their appearance. Good luck!
by weezie13 on July 17, 2004 05:22 AM
Greg,
I think Cricket's right on target with that one.
If you cut the stalk down too early and it didn't have enough juice to make a stalk AND another flower for this year.....
It chose to make the stalk again... because there wasn't enough energy to do BOTH!!
And redoing just the stalk, I think should be able to give it the "juice" to both next season.

Leave the stalk this year Greg...
And see what happens ...for next years' flowering!!!

Weezie

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