I had about 40 asiatic lilies for many years. Then one spring I looked for them and they were gone - bulb and all. Now I don't want to replant for rear of just losing the bulbs again. Ideas?
Lilies wear down over time and should be replaced by the offsets (new bulbs) they produce. I'm guessing none of those were there either. It sounds like they either rotted or an underground tunneler ate them.
If you get new ones, be sure to dig them up every few years and replant the offsets to keep the stands vigorous.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/planting-asiatic-lilies.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/protect-flower-bulbs.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/bgen/common-pests-of-flower-bulbs.htm
I would like to plant the lilly in a large planter. Will they live in this container. We have voles so I don't plant bulbs in the ground
No, they have a short period of bloom in mid summer. You can always plant some annuals to go with them to hide the foliage when it is dying back. You can plant lilies in containers but the soil must be very well drained. If you are using regular potting soil, add some sand or perlite to it (about 30 percent) to make sure your container plants can drain.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/planting-lilies-in-containers.htm
I planted two Asiatic Lilies in large pots with Miracle Grow potting soil. At the time they had beautiful blooms. the petals then fell off and I had all new blooms, but they did not open and look like they are just drying up. I have watered them daily and don't know what to do next.
They only bloom once, so you are probably seeing a seedhead. You can cut that off because the seeds, if grown, would not look like its parents. You can remove the whole stem but let the leaves wither and yellow before removing them. That is how the bulb is nourished for next year.
to have turned translucent in some places. The leaves when they turned started at the top and worked down the stem. A few of the blooms that were on the plants seamed to also dry out before they bloomed. I had to on a few of the lilies cut half of the tops of f because they had turned brown and black. I did dig up one plant to see if the bulb was good and it was fine. I also have new pla nts coming up around some of the ones that don’t look good. All of Asiatic Lillies that I have are in containers with drainage. I have also fertilizer the plants when I first planted them. I also checked for bugs but I did not see any
I have found that lilies in pots are easily overwatered, especially if the pot is large. The answer is incorporating sand into the potting mix.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/planting-lilies-in-containers.htm
to have translucent spots. One container some of the flowers I had to cut the stems down because the had also started to turn bla ck. The black and brown leaves started turning at the top of the plant and went down the stem. There were two that started at the bottom and worked up the stem. This is the second year that I have had Asiatic Lillie's in containers and I do not remember the plants from the previous year doing this. The containers have drainage and the plants were fertilized earlier. I also checked for bugs/pests but did not find anything. I thought that may have had a fungus so I did try baking soda/ water mixture that I had read about treating lilies with. After I sprayed the plants with the compound I don’t think it hurt or helped them.
I think it may be overwatering in the container situation. To drain well, add sand to your container soil. Another possibility is botrytis blight. Here is info that should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/planting-lilies-in-containers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/planting-asiatic-lilies.htm
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FLOWERS/lily.html
The plant itself seems healthy- tall, full, new growth- the blooms are beautiful but they all face downward- is that normal? In the picture you’ll see some deer netting- the netting is not weighing the blooms down.
This appears normal, to me! Blooms can be very specific to cultivar, so they can appear different from plant to plant.
Keep in mind that these blooms get large, as afar as a lily is concerned. This will mean that they are heavy. Otherwise, it looks like the plants are well cared for.
But just in case, here is an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/planting-asiatic-lilies.htm
Just first time planting Asian lilies there are seed pops on top of lillies what do I do with them
This article will help you to propagate them in several different ways!
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/lily/propagating-an-asiatic-lily-plant.htm