Lily planting method seed ball treatment, planting, maintenance.

1, seed ball treatment

Just bought back the lily seed ball, first of all, we should check the seed ball and the root system has no rot, and then soaked with carbendazim solution to disinfect. Remove after half an hour to dry before planting. Lilies are mainly cultivated in soil, which can be configured with peat soil with perlite and a small amount of river sand. Freshly purchased seed balls usually have weak root systems, so there is no need to put bottom fertilizer on the bottom of the pot. In order to make better ornamental effect after flowering, generally 20 cm caliber pot can be planted three.

2, planting

The bottom of the pot with one-third of the soil, the seed ball implanted into it, add soil to the height of the pot of two-thirds can be. At a later stage after the lily buds, in order to make it grow more stems to produce roots, we have to continue to fill the soil, which can also make the root system more robust. Place it in a cool and ventilated place and give it normal care after a few days.

3, maintenance

The most suitable temperature for the growth of lilies is between 15 and 20 ℃, this time period is also the fastest time for it to sprout, 25 ℃ above the temperature will cause it to grow slowly.

Give plenty of light and rotate the pot frequently to prevent the plant from growing out of shape. Too much shade will cause the stalks to grow and not flower. Keep the potting soil slightly moist; overwatering can cause the bulbs to rot.

Lilies Morphological Characteristics

Bulbs globose, 2-4.5 cm in diameter; scales lanceolate, 1.8-4 cm long, 0.8-1.4 cm wide, node-less, white. Stems 0.7-2 m tall, some with purple stripes, some with small papillae in the lower part. Leaves scattered, usually tapering from below upwards, oblanceolate to obovate, apex acuminate, base attenuate, with 5-7 veins, entire, both surfaces glabrous.

Flowers solitary or several in subumbellate rows; pedicel 3-10 cm long, slightly curved; bracts lanceolate, 3-9 cm long, 0.6-1.8 cm wide; flowers trumpet-shaped, fragrant, creamy-white, slightly purplish outside, unspotted, opening outwardly or curving outwardly at the apex but not rolled, 13-18 cm long; outer whorl of flowers 13-18 cm; outer tepals 2-4.3 cm wide, apex pointed.