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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    July 21, 2012
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    Technically, you can transplant at any time during the warm months, but when temps are very high, the water stress on the plant greatly increases the chances that the plant will die. If you transplant during high heat, provide lots of water for at least a week or two after transplanting. Providing temporary shade for the plant is helpful as well.

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    September 23, 2012
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    It depends on the kind of lily, but for the most part, most types of lilies will survive indoors, but they will not bloom indoors. It is best to leave them out if they are variety that will survive outdoors in your area.

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    Nikki on
    September 28, 2012
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    Yes, you can collect and store the bulbils over winter and plant them outside in the spring. Place them in labeled ziplock bags. Then put them into the fridge for about a month or so to give them a cooling period. Take them out of the fridge and transfer them in growing trays or pots, then place these under Florescent lighting to grow them over winter. By spring the bulbils should be adequately sized for planting in the garden.

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    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    February 22, 2013
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    Members of the lily family require a minimum of 5-6 hours of full sun to bloom. If yours are under a mature oak tree, They are probably not getting enough sun. Unless the lilies are in containers, the tree is robbing your bulbs of both nutrition and moisture.

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    j03bh09an on
    February 22, 2013
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    Have you been fertilizing the flowers? Also try using a more basic potting soil and make sure the plants receive sunlight. Lilies are generally photoperiod flowering plants meaning they depend on different light spectrum between the vegetative and flowering periods and they need different exposure times to the light. Good Luck and Happy Growing!

    Cheers,
    Joe

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    Nikki on
    January 14, 2014
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    Yes, if you live in a suitable area where the threat of freezing temps is not an issue, then it is fine to divide and transplant both iris and lily plants. Just make sure they are transplanted in similar conditions, water deeply and trim back the foliage to lessen transplant shock.

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    Nikki on
    March 10, 2014
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    Early fall is the best time to divide and transplant lily plants to thin them out.

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    Nikki on
    March 31, 2014
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    Grow them outdoors in (Zones 7-10) shady areas in fertile, well-draining but somewhat moist soil. Indoors, or in pots, the plants require a peat moss and perlite mixture (or sphagnum moss) with bright, indirect light. They must also be kept moist, but not wet. They also need hight humidity, so daily misting may be necessary.

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