HydroDawg421
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Does anyone have any experience growing lilies? I have an RDWC setup and would love to grow some lilies.
Can anyone help me out?
Can anyone help me out?
Growing lilies in RDWC
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mellokitty
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i'm pulling a chair up for this one -- lilies are some of my favourites; it would be cool to see them in water-culture.
only ever grown them in dirt though, in containers to boot, so i don't know how much insight/help i can offer.
i know they love the same bloom food as my other girls, just waaaay less of it.
only ever grown them in dirt though, in containers to boot, so i don't know how much insight/help i can offer.
i know they love the same bloom food as my other girls, just waaaay less of it.
HydroDawg421
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Stargazer lilies are my favorite and I'm just curious to see if I can grow a few. Not even sure if it's possible in hydro.i'm pulling a chair up for this one -- lilies are some of my favourites; it would be cool to see them in water-culture.
only ever grown them in dirt though, in containers to boot, so i don't know how much insight/help i can offer.
i know they love the same bloom food as my other girls, just waaaay less of it.
mellokitty
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i'm curious to see if you can myself...... i know i've certainly drowned a few in my time through my own laziness (didn't dig 'em up when i should have etc.) but it should be different with oxygenated water, as opposed to stagnant wet dirt, right?
i love oriental lilies of all sorts - double and stargazer are my faves too. i had some fantastic ones called "after 8" last year -- beautiful dark magenta, full-sized blooms with nice compact stalks. there's one called "cobra" (not a cobra lily) that has the darkest colour of the stargazer family that i'm eyeing up for this year.
i grew 5 different kinds of lilies last year (6 if you include the calla, which i don't) - pics in flower garden (the after 8s are in there too).
i love oriental lilies of all sorts - double and stargazer are my faves too. i had some fantastic ones called "after 8" last year -- beautiful dark magenta, full-sized blooms with nice compact stalks. there's one called "cobra" (not a cobra lily) that has the darkest colour of the stargazer family that i'm eyeing up for this year.
i grew 5 different kinds of lilies last year (6 if you include the calla, which i don't) - pics in flower garden (the after 8s are in there too).
PIPBoy2000
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I have some spider lilies in a water pot. The pot doesn't have any holes so the lilies are in mud. They'll bloom in April or something, they're beautiful.
mellokitty
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oooo what colour? i really want some red ones for this year. do you happen to know if they're very toxic? that always makes me hesitate because of the kids and animals.
PIPBoy2000
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They're white and I had no clue about them being toxic. 
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Crinusp.htm
Sounds delicious.
I wish mine looked like this:
I have some alligator lilies and swamp lilies that are in the ground where it gets flooded in the rainy season. They love that.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Crinusp.htm
Sounds delicious.
I wish mine looked like this:
I have some alligator lilies and swamp lilies that are in the ground where it gets flooded in the rainy season. They love that.
dannyboy602
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i bet those asian stargazers would work in a hydro setup. the bulb can't get too wet though, it'll rot. i swoone over the fragrance. lol.
dtp5150
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i hope your experiment goes well!
I have a few types of lillies that grow in my yard naturally ( no irrigation ), but i have no idea what they are because im a botany newb
within the last week or so i got a bunch of white ones about knee high that are very fragrant. I love walking by and getting a wiff. Also there are some yellow ones that are a bit slower to flower, are a bit smaller flowers, and they have just started to produce. they both have rather wide and meaty leaves at the base. These are lillies right? lol I can post a pic tomorrow.
I love walking by the patch because they are so pungent. In the fall, there were some bright purple ones ( i think they were lillies ) with these huge purple trumpet shaped flowers with long stems about waist high that smelled soooo nice and were so distinct ( and lots of ppl around town grew em too, the exact same BRIGHT purple flowers )
The problem is, the location of the white and yellow ones are not in the right place in my yard. Can I dig these up and transplant them? Is it ok to do while they are flowering or should I wait?
I would also like to propagate the purple ones. Some google searching it seems like lilys are very easy to clone, and otherwise will naturally creep and get bigger. I think I do have some overcrowding problems in this unmaintained patch. Even more googling has me learning about yet another topic I never knew was so complex. lol.
Please any tips are appreciated. I'm sorry to ask questions in ur thread, but I was going to start one about this and this seems like the right group of peeps
I have a few types of lillies that grow in my yard naturally ( no irrigation ), but i have no idea what they are because im a botany newb
within the last week or so i got a bunch of white ones about knee high that are very fragrant. I love walking by and getting a wiff. Also there are some yellow ones that are a bit slower to flower, are a bit smaller flowers, and they have just started to produce. they both have rather wide and meaty leaves at the base. These are lillies right? lol I can post a pic tomorrow.
I love walking by the patch because they are so pungent. In the fall, there were some bright purple ones ( i think they were lillies ) with these huge purple trumpet shaped flowers with long stems about waist high that smelled soooo nice and were so distinct ( and lots of ppl around town grew em too, the exact same BRIGHT purple flowers )
The problem is, the location of the white and yellow ones are not in the right place in my yard. Can I dig these up and transplant them? Is it ok to do while they are flowering or should I wait?
I would also like to propagate the purple ones. Some google searching it seems like lilys are very easy to clone, and otherwise will naturally creep and get bigger. I think I do have some overcrowding problems in this unmaintained patch. Even more googling has me learning about yet another topic I never knew was so complex. lol.
Please any tips are appreciated. I'm sorry to ask questions in ur thread, but I was going to start one about this and this seems like the right group of peeps
FR33MASON
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Are you referring to calla lillies ( Zantedeschia aethiopica) or water lilies (Nymphaea sp.)?
PIPBoy2000
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I haven't had any trouble moving them, just make sure you get the whole bulb. But yeah, I wouldn't move them 'til they're done bloomin'. Why would you want to interrupt the bloom!??!
dannyboy602
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yah i've moved lilies. the asian ones. also tiger lilies i've moved. and a million daylilies. to propagate you lift them after they have ripened a month or so after they bloom. just break off the outter bulblet with it's own roots and replant. but it takes a few years for it to become large enough to produce a flower.
dtp5150
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I haven't had any trouble moving them, just make sure you get the whole bulb. But yeah, I wouldn't move them 'til they're done bloomin'. Why would you want to interrupt the bloom!??!
So i dont drive or walk over them ;D Thank u for the information.
thank you also