Asiatic lilies are beautiful, vibrant flowers that will brighten up your garden. In the article you will learn how to grow flowers from seeds and care for the plant.
Cultivation
Asiatic lilies can be grown from bulbs or seeds.
The advantage of growing from seeds is the good resistance of the plant to diseases.
Seeds can be collected from flower boxes in summer or purchased from a store.
Sow Asiatic lily indoors in spring.
Water the seeds and keep the mixture moist until they germinate.
When frost is over, plant seedlings in a container outside.
In late summer or early autumn, bulbs are formed that can be planted in open ground.
Care
If you buy Asiatic lily bulbs, choose healthy ones.
Plant the bulbs in the soil in spring or fall to a depth that will be 3 times the height of the bulb.
The flat part of the bulb should be at the bottom, and the sharp one at the top.
The distance between the lily bulbs should be about 8 inches.
Choose a sunny location for planting.
Since lilies love cool soil, you can use the mulching method.
You need to fertilize the plant with a special tool for the bulbs when the first buds appear.
Water the flower with enough water.
In winter, the Asiatic lily hibernates.
