What is the best way to care for potted lilies?
Question:I bought them two about a month ago and they had blooms and buds which all bloomed. Now, they have nothing. The stalks are very green and they take water well, but I can't plant them in the ground because I have an apartment...I'm stumped! I'm not really sure what kinds they each are, one had orange blooms, the other had white and pink. They get afternoon/evening sun and water everyday. Hopefully they will be able to survive in the pots, but I guess I'm not sure...If anybody has any tips for me on what I should be doing, that'd be great!
Answers:
They will eventually wilt. They are a perenial. You can cut the foilage off at the soil base when they wilt. They only bloom once a year. Plant them in a bigger planter than the one you bought them in. Put them in a closet for the winter. Get them out after the dormant season, place them in the sun and they will start all over again only bigger because they multiply.
They are done for this year. Let them stay in the pot outside this winter and they will return next summer.
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