Oriental lilies: varieties, planting and care. Oriental Lily, planting and care

Many want to decorate their country cottage area or home flower garden unusual and beautiful plants, they include lily flowers, namely, their oriental hybrids. These crops are grown both in boxes on the balcony and in small floor baths. In a flower bed, they are planted close to the edge, thereby creating a beautiful flower arrangement. More about it beautiful flower we will tell further in the article.

lily orientalis- This flowering perennial. Refers to bulbous flowers. The main vegetation of this representative of the flora are rhizome and onion. The renewal stem is divided into two parts.

Donets is considered a shortened basal. On it are spare scales, which are considered to be an onion. Further, the plant consists of a long ground stem. It has flowers and leaves. This part is called shoot-peduncle.The photo below shows Eastern Lily.

Below are photos of the Eastern lily:

Every year, at the top of the bottom of the main bulb, a spring regenerating bud is formed. A stem grows nearby, flower stalk and the necessary scales. Thanks to this formation, Oriental hybrids are among the most beautiful and magnificent-blooming lilies. The shades of flowers are very diverse: red, amber, purple, pale pink, snow-white, golden, with blue and purple streaks, with emerald spots.

The diameter of the flowers can reach 10-20 cm. The flowers are flat with wavy petals. The tips of the petals may curl or curl. Anthers brown or orange. On the peduncle there may be 1-5 flowers. The flowers are directed in different directions. The distribution area is very large.

Oriental lilies can be found in Australia, the southern states of America, New Zealand and Europe.

Care

The following describes how the planting and care of Oriental lilies takes place.

pruning

Mandatory pruning plant does not require. But after flowering recommended remove wilted flowers and peduncle sharp knife, as it spoils the decorative look.

Transfer

Replanting the plant is not recommended.

Oriental Lilies should be planted immediately on permanent place growth.

The plant is transplanted only when wrong selection places.

In this case the flower transplanted to ground cover flowers.

In this case, during hot weather the soil will not overheat, and on frosty days it will freeze strongly. Growth time in one place: 4-6 years.

Landing

A place for landing is chosen well-warmed, sunny, calm. Lilies like to grow next to overgrown grasses and undersized shrubs that protect them from the wind.

The plant prefers breathable acidic soil.

You can use purchased soil for rhododendrons.

Important so that the soil does not contain lime.

Landing is best done at the end of summer, when stable warm weather is still present. During this period, the Oriental Lily bulbs will have time to take root and form the necessary buds. But planting material it is better to buy at the end of spring, when experienced growers professionally separate the bulbs from the mother plant. Bulbs need certain storage requirements. The video below shows how to properly plant and care for Oriental Lilies.

Below is the video proper fit and caring for Oriental lilies:

reproduction

reproduction going on with the help of bulbs.

Important so that before planting they are in a cool room at a temperature not higher than 0-2 ° C.

During growth, planting material needs a temperature of 2-6°C.

For storage, it is best to use basements, closets, cold corridors or verandas.

Planting material is stored under a layer of moistened peat or sawdust. If this is not possible, then each bulb wrap paper. Otherwise, future shoots will be strongly curved. Every two weeks, the bulbs are aired and checked for mold. Later they are planted in deep containers with black soil and peat. At the end of summer they are planted in open ground.

Planting depth should not exceed 15 cm.

Planting material is covered with mulch. To do this, use peat or leaves. The layer of mulch should be 14-22 cm.

Reproduction also takes place division of processes. But it is worth considering that young Oriental Lilies do not form planting stems. For breeding vegetative Only adult plants are used in this manner.

When propagated by seeds, hybrid colors of flowers are not transmitted. Therefore, this method is only used breeders to create new forms of hybrids.

Important! Oriental Lilies do not like fresh potting mixes.
Under such conditions, the plant feels very uncomfortable. Important so that the growing environment is acidic, without chemical impurities and lime.

Temperature

When grown, this representative of the flora necessary protect from severe frosts.

Should protect a bole on which flowers are formed, and a bulb on which the necessary regenerating bud appears.

In severe frosts, the plant is covered with a layer of mulch.

In this case, the soil temperature should not be lower than 0 ° C. In hot summer weather Oriental Lilies can grow in full sun. The optimum temperature at this time of the year is 15-30°C. On hot days, Lilies should be watered abundantly or sprayed with water from a spray bottle.

Lighting

Oriental Lilies excellent grow in sun or light shade. Can tolerate abundant sunlight throughout the day.

Especially important so that the sun falls on the Lily in the morning and evening hours.

cultivation

This representative of the flora is grown in garden plots, in winter and botanical gardens, greenhouses.

Lily houses will not bloom. They need wintering in open ground. Since Oriental Lilies are considered the most beautiful subspecies of this genus, their actively use for decorating gardens and landscape design.

She is the decor of various flower arrangements. They look great next to junipers, dwarf flowers, gladioli, delphiniums, asters, hyacinths.

Bloom

Depending on the subspecies, Oriental Lilies are subdivided for medium and late flowering.

The budding period of both subspecies is about two months.

In early-flowering plants, all phases of development begin with the growing season.

Bud formation and flowering quickly change and end in late summer.

With the advent of autumn, the branches die off. The supra-bulbous root system, the bulb itself and the basal rhizome remain to winter in the soil. By this time, the replacement kidney should be fully formed.

Spring frosts and strong winter frosts can destroy delicate flowers.

But since the rhizome remained kidney renewal, with the onset of warm days Eastern Lily revived and blooms again.

Mid-flowering representatives of the flora for the onset of cold weather in a regenerating bud form only leaves and stem. And only in spring period together with the growth of the shoot, the process of flower formation occurs. The procedure takes place not in the bulb itself, but outside it. Therefore, the spring period for such plants is the most important.

If at this time frosts, hail, heavy rains, temperature fluctuations and other unfavorable weather- the formation cycle is broken. This season the plant will not bloom.

Fertilizer

Peat is perfect as a fertilizer. But we must not allow top dressing to fall on the root system of the flower. Otherwise, a severe burn will occur and the plant will get sick. Coniferous litter or fine slag can be added to the soil. Not recommended adding wood ash.

Oriental Lilies tolerate ash negatively and stop blooming.

In this case, their leaves and buds fall. Top dressing is always carried out during the growing season, bud formation and active growth. In autumn and winter, the flower does not need top dressing.

Medicinal properties

Plant applied in folk medicine.

Dry leaves, flowers and stems are brewed for sore throat, bronchitis, colds, severe coughs.

Lily can be used against acne, skin pigmentation, dropsy, lichen, abscesses, cuts, burns.

Lily tinctures remove depression, anxiety, insomnia, nervous disorders.

Diseases and pests

With a pleasant floral aroma, the plant scares away insects, attracting only bees. Therefore, it is not susceptible to pests.

Diseases can occur with improper feeding, lack of sun, or when color buds freeze.

Oriental Lilies are beautiful flowering perennials.. They winter in open ground. They cannot grow at home. They prefer careful care, protection from the wind as other plants and abundant exposure to sunlight. Plants are not susceptible to pests.

Oriental lilies, or more correctly - Oriental hybrids (Oriental hybrids), have unusually beautiful, large and fragrant flowers and, undoubtedly, belong to the aristocrats among lilies, and indeed all other summer flowers. Personally, it's hard for me to imagine the second half of summer without the usual aroma oriental lilies, reminiscent of the fact that the warm July is already ending and the cool August is inexorably coming.

In modern literature, in my opinion, there are several persistent prejudices that significantly hinder the spread of these beautiful plants in our areas. For example, it is believed that oriental lilies are much more delicate and capricious compared to others, that they have a very long growing season and late flowering - at the very end of August. As a result, they go into the winter ill-prepared and therefore often freeze. My personal experience cultivation of oriental hybrids in the north-east of the Moscow region says something completely different.

Modern technologies and Genetic Engineering made it possible to create a huge number of new hybrids that bloom from the second half of July, even if planted quite late in the spring. Flowering of new varieties is often delayed until mid-September, and properly selected and well-groomed varieties in the aggregate can bloom for at least one and a half, or even two months. These, I emphasize, are modern hybrids - OT, OA, LO and many other options for simple and complex crosses.

For reference: OT, OA, LO, etc. hybrids - abbreviations from the generally accepted names of lily groups: O - orientals (oriental lilies), T - tubular, A - Asian lilies and L - longiflorums. These are interspecific hybrids, as a rule, fixing most of the positive parental traits in their offspring. Hybrids can also be more complex - between species and already existing hybrids, for example, LOO = LO + O, OOT = O + OT, etc. Hybridization has created such a wide range of shapes, sizes, colors of flowers and plant exteriors that these lilies are sometimes more similar to their counterparts from other groups than to their predecessors, oriental lilies. As a result of this painstaking work the flowering period of oriental hybrids, as well as their winter hardiness and resistance to diseases, have significantly increased.

Of course, bulbs of oriental hybrids are unlikely to overwinter on the ground in fallen leaves or grass, as sometimes happens with lost tulip bulbs, but my personal experience suggests that wintering of oriental lilies is not difficult at all. According to generally accepted recommendations, Oriental lily bulbs should overwinter in dry soil. Therefore, in autumn, in dry weather, planting lilies must be covered with waterproof material to protect them from excessive moisture in autumn period. About 6-7 years ago, when the bulbs of oriental hybrids were still quite expensive and rare, I did just that. He put a greenhouse over them or covered them with foil, like cucumbers. At the same time, I planted a dozen dahlia bushes and bright begonias there, which in September can already turn black in the ground from the first frosts, as well as a couple of dozen Glamini mini-gladiolus of different colors. I deliberately planted gladiolus and dahlias much later than in open ground, at the very end of May or at the beginning of June, to get a later home cut. Sometimes it turned out by itself, I just didn’t have time to plant everything on time, I bought some more plants at seasonal sales and from postal catalogs. As a result I got double benefit- my lilies really went “dry” before winter, and in the house until the end of October or even mid-November there were fresh dahlias, crown anemones, begonias, marigolds and gladioli, while their counterparts in the ground had already been removed. They looked very funny in a vase along with fresh blue and white oktyabrins.

Since then, my collection has grown and the plants no longer fit under a small greenhouse. Besides, I really wanted to decorate with these beautiful flowers and other corners of the garden, including empty areas after digging up tulips. Although planting lilies after tulips is usually not recommended because they have several similar diseases and can be affected by the same viruses, sometimes due to lack of space I did. And the result turned out to be excellent - either the bulbs I came across were healthy, or these hybrids became more resistant to diseases. Or maybe the soil after planting and digging tulips was more loose, fertilized and breathable, but the result was obvious! All lilies bloomed beautifully and overwintered well almost without any shelter. Sometimes I mulched them a little and covered them with coniferous litter, and on top - a little spruce branches. There were single attacks, but the probability of freezing of the bulbs in winter was no more than 10%. Even in the rather harsh winter of 2010, roses and clematis froze up for many flower growers, but almost all oriental lilies came out of the winter with dignity!

By the way, it is desirable to cover lilies in the spring, when the threat of return spring frosts. Spring shelter can be much lower to preserve the tops of newly hatched flower stalks. But you can not do this, with a high probability everything will work out anyway.

Modern Eastern hybrids come in very different heights, including very short stature, only 30-50 cm. From this follows two very important findings- they can be grown almost at the very edge of flower beds and mixed borders and, more interestingly, used in small floor vases, balcony boxes and patio containers. In this case, it is much easier to provide the plants with a “drier” autumn and a warmer winter, one has only to remove the containers in the fall to a dry place, and for the winter - to the basement or a utility room that does not freeze very much.

It is Eastern hybrids that are most often used in distillation to produce cut flowers. And the reason is the same - beautiful and large, almost air flowers usually have a strong floral scent. Although it's a matter of taste. On the street, this fragrance is perceived by most people as very pleasant and bewitching, but in a closed space of rooms, someone may not like it.

Oriental hybrids are recommended to be planted depending on the climate in August - September or in spring, in April-May. The layer of soil above an adult bulb should be on average two of its diameters, but not less than 10-12 cm. In late autumn, when the ground is already slightly frozen, it is advisable to mulch the plants with fallen leaves or coniferous needles or peat with a layer of 10-15 cm. In more northern regions lily bulbs should be planted a little deeper than the recommended depths, the soil layer above the bulb should be 15-20 cm. In this case, the lilies "sprout" a little later than usual and, as a rule, no longer fall under frost, which can even be in early June, and low shoots are easier to cover.

It is useful to plant various low ground cover or creeping ornamental deciduous shrubs next to Oriental lilies. First, landings will look modern and stylish. Secondly, in the heat, the earth will not overheat much. Thirdly, in winter, bushes will trap snow and create additional insulation for bulbs and neighboring perennials. And, fourthly, they will protect the newly hatched shoots of lilies from possible frosts in the spring.

Oriental lilies need loose, nutritious, permeable soil for good growth. On heavy, damp or poorly cultivated soils, lily bulbs can rot due to the accumulation of moisture between the scales. Such soils must first be made more loose and breathable - by adding sand, peat, perlite, vermiculite or other baking powder. It is advisable to add a little ash and well-rotted compost. Using fresh manure, as with most other plants, is strongly discouraged.

The planting interval for Oriental Lilies usually depends on the height and vigor of the varieties being planted. I would recommend planting the bulbs at least 20-25 cm apart. This will allow the lilies to eat well and provide good ventilation of the root areas, which are most susceptible to all kinds of fungal diseases. It is better not to loosen the soil around the lilies during the growing season, but only mulch, since it is likely to disturb the superficially located supra-bulbous roots or babies formed on the stems, or accidentally break a young stem that is quite fragile in May - early June.

Lily bulbs purchased for planting or dug out on their site are planted immediately, without drying them, such as tulips or hyacinths, since juicy lily scales do not have their own protective shell. Before planting the bulbs, it is advisable to hold for 30 minutes in some trustworthy fungicide. Then they should be dried for 3-4 hours in a well-ventilated place in the shade to eliminate excess moisture between the scales. The preserved roots can be trimmed for ease of planting to about 5-8 cm.

If it becomes necessary to store the bulbs before planting, then they should be carefully folded into boxes or perforated bags, shifting with slightly damp peat, sand or sphagnum moss. Sometimes suppliers and sellers use fresh dry softwood sawdust for this. But the bulbs are stored a little worse in them, at least when it comes to storage periods exceeding 3 weeks.

Not transplanted lilies need to be fed in August-early September with phosphorus-potassium, and in spring, when the sprouts reach a height of about 10 cm - complex fertilizers with a predominant content of nitrogen and phosphorus. At this time, the so-called auxiliary or suprabulbous roots begin to develop in lilies on peduncles, which will significantly increase the efficiency of fertilizer absorption. Closer to the beginning of budding, it is advisable to lightly feed the lilies again with complex summer fertilizers. If the bulbs are planted at the end of summer or at the very beginning of autumn, then autumn top dressing should be minimal, but it is better to exclude them altogether and limit yourself to only small additions of ash to the soil.

Oriental lilies prefer sun or light partial shade. Abundant sunlight throughout the day is not necessary for lilies, but it is highly desirable in the morning or evening. It is recommended to cut lily flowers, as well as the vast majority of bulbous ones, early in the morning, keeping as much as possible more leaves on the stem. Removal a large number leaves leads to a deterioration in flowering and even its complete absence next year.

So that mice do not annoy lilies, it is useful to plant imperial or Persian fritillaria, colchicum or daffodils, and snowdrops around the beds. After a snowfall, it is advisable to trample down the snow around the landings. But still it is better to have one or two cats for this!

Oriental lilies reproduce, like all their relatives, vegetatively and by seeds. Various ways reproduction, as well as their many advantages and disadvantages, are widely described in the specialized literature. However, if you do not have much time and something completely unique has not fallen into your hands, then it is much easier to buy new bulbs in the garden center or write them out from the catalog, which are no longer as expensive as a few years ago. Just 3-5 plants are enough to give the flower bed style, sophistication and some uniqueness, and most importantly - fill your garden with the delicious scent of lilies!

If you ask your gardening friends “What are the most beautiful flowers in your garden?”, Most of them will probably answer: “Lilies!”.

Well, lilies- very beautiful majestic flowers. But, like other colors, there are favorites among them.

Authentic masterpieces are famous Oriental hybrids luxurious, fragrant and huge.

Some varieties of these lilies have flowers up to 31 centimeters in diameter (for example, the white variety ‘Nippon’ known among lily growers is white with pink edging). Others are not so huge - 23-25 ​​centimeters, although this size is the size of a large plate!

Oriental lily hybrids are very popular as cut flowers. They are quite affordable for gardeners - you can buy their bulbs and, knowing a little trick, grow them in your garden.

Before deciding to breed these plants, it is better to master the easier-to-care varieties of Asian hybrids and LA hybrids.

What kind of soil do lilies need?

All lilies that have been used to produce oriental hybrids grow in Japan, mainly in the highlands. The soils in the mountains are gravelly and permeable, and no matter how much water is poured into them, it does not stagnate and all goes down.

To simulate natural conditions for lilies you need to prepare special earth mixture and arrange drainage. This is what lilies need.

If there are a lot of lilies, dig a trench the width of the intended planting. For 1-2 bulbs, a hole with a diameter of 30-40 cm will suffice.

Count on distances between plants of 25-35 cm. It is with this planting that these large plants will grow well. A sufficient depth of the pit is 30-40 cm. Place expanded clay on the bottom, broken bricks, crushed stone or slag with a layer of 15-20 cm.

The bulb is planted at a depth of 10-15 cm from the top. It is placed on a layer of fresh substrate, lightly sprinkled with sand around, and the pit is filled to the top with earth.

Soil freshness requirement- the main thing for all groups of lilies, and for oriental hybrids - this is perhaps the most important. The fact is that lilies do not feel very good in "tired", already used for other horticultural crops soils. Most likely, landings will be short-lived and unlikely to give good flowering.

An earthen mixture of approximately the following composition is well suited: 1 part of fresh peat, 1 part of sand, 1-2 parts of coniferous litter. It is desirable to add finely crushed slag to the soil.

You can grow oriental lily hybrids in one coniferous litter mixed with sand. The results will be amazing.

By the way, these lilies do not tolerate the presence of ash.

If frequent rains wash out the soil, the bulbs should not be exposed. In this case, coniferous litter can be added to them with a layer of 4-5 centimeters.

How often should a lily be dug up?

Subject to all the conditions important for them, lilies feel great in one place for 4-5 years. If the lily grows well and blooms, gives babies and thus multiplies, grow it further.

How to propagate your favorite variety of lily?

In the Moscow region, it is difficult to propagate oriental hybrids of lilies, they almost do not give children, either on an underground stem or on scales separated from the bulb.

If you still want to experiment, spring planting try separate a few scales. Plant them in boxes with soil. Place the boxes in partial shade in the garden and water regularly. In autumn, babies obtained on scales can be planted in the ground. In a season it will be possible to count on the first flowers.

How to fertilize oriental lily hybrids?

If the soil is fresh and prepared correctly, then the lilies may not fertilize 2-3 years.

Not very fertile soil is desirable to enrich. High-quality soluble fertilizers, such as Kemira-Lux, are best suited.

All lilies, and especially their oriental hybrids, cannot be fed with manure, even heavily diluted, since the bulbs rot from this.

top dressing must be produced before flowering 3-4 times, and the first is best done when the stem is about 10 cm high.

Do I need to cover oriental lily hybrids for the winter and how?

Those who grow lilies in containers and take them to the basement for the winter should remember that bulbs should be in dry soil all winter. And this means that from September they stop watering.

The same is true for lilies growing outdoors. Oriental hybrids should winter in dry soil - this is the main condition for them. proper cultivation in our climate. They tolerate frost well, but winter dampness is detrimental to them.

Therefore, in the middle or end of September, before the start of autumn rains, place metal arcs over the plantings. Throw polyethylene on top so that it is half a meter wider than the ridge. Fasten the edges so that the shelter is not blown away by the wind. Leave the ends open for ventilation.

Put a mouse repellent under the film.

The ground under the lilies should always be raised by 15-20 cm, excess water will leave, and the soil under the shelter will remain dry until frost.

In November, with the onset of frost, the film can be removed. It is useful to mulch dry plantings with coniferous litter of 5-6 cm. In the spring, do not forget to check if there are slugs under the mulch - they are happy to eat growing shoots of lilies.

If the weather is dry, watering the lilies is a must. It is better to do it in the morning.

What diseases are lilies susceptible to and what pests threaten them?

Oriental lily hybrids are susceptible to fusarium(the bulb is damaged), as well as viral infection(mosaic of leaves and flowers).

good remedy against any misfortunes - prevention. Periodic transplantation and the use of "fresh" soil can prevent plant disease.

If it was still not possible to avoid trouble, the affected specimens must be dug up and burned. Other bulbs cannot be planted in the vacated space; it is better to remove this soil from the site altogether.

It is necessary to ensure that aphids and such do not appear on the lilies. dangerous pest like a red lily beetle. If there is not much of it, it is better to collect it with your hands, otherwise spray it with insecticides - “Arrivo” or “Decis”.

When to plant lilies?

You can plant a lily in the spring when frosts are already unlikely, or in September.

If you are attracted to bulbs in beautiful packaging, keep in mind that the lilies after winter storage quickly grow and sprouts should be visible in the package. If they are not there, you need to gently touch the onion - it should be hard.

If there are no sprouts on the bulb and it is soft, refrain from buying. If you bought bulbs with sprouts, plant them as early as possible in a pot with good soil, and after the end of the frost, transplant them into the garden.

Unfortunately, what is drawn on the bag and suggested in the annotation does not always correspond to reality.

What varieties of lilies to choose?

There are many varieties of lilies on sale, it is better to buy the latest ones. This guarantees beauty and possibly less infection of the bulbs.

Imagine a combination of deep pink flowers on the bottom and white on top. Just fantastic! These combinations of colors and delicious fragrance make Oriental hybrids always welcome in our gardens.

Very beautiful and reliable varieties - white with yellow stripe"Time Out" tricolor white with yellow stripe fading to red/orange "Arena" tricolor white with yellow stripe and pink border "Star Class" ), a luxurious chameleon variety "Set Point" ("Set Point") - white with wavy pink edges and then densely pinking.

Pure white with wavy edges will look luxurious "Rialto" ("Rialto") or white with soft pink wavy edges "Willeke Alberti" ("Willeke Alberti").

Gorgeous in any garden raspberry with wide wavy white edges champion variety "Barbados" ("Barbados") or a huge pure white variety measuring 27 cm in size "Deshima" ("Deshima").

What else is needed for Eastern hybrids, because they are already divinely beautiful?

It turns out that they can be improved by creating varieties that would grow in any garden and were less susceptible to disease. To do this, lilies of oriental hybrids have long been successfully crossed with tubular hybrids, getting Orientpet hybrids, and with a long-flowered lily, getting LO hybrids. Hybrids of extraordinary beauty are obtained from crossing with Asian hybrids.

Photo of lilies in the garden - in flower beds and in flowerpots

Oriental or oriental lilies are valued for their beautiful large flowers, the color of which can be varied. Flowers over 20 cm in diameter.

are flat, tubular, turban-shaped, cup-shaped, hybrids have different flavors. Flowering begins in the second half of summer, due to the variety of varieties, the flowering time of hybrids differs, which makes it possible to create flower beds continuous flowering. Depending on the variety, the height of the plants can be 50-100 cm. Oriental hybrids look very different, the main similarity lies in agricultural technology. Oriental lilies are obtained by crossing East Asian species.

Care and cultivation of oriental lilies

Oriental lilies are planted in sunny or slightly shaded areas, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soils are preferred. Oriental lilies do not grow well on calcareous soils, therefore, to improve the soil, organic fertilizers are applied in the form of peat, compost.

Oriental lilies provide moderate watering, the soil should always remain slightly moist. To avoid overheating of the bulbs and to retain moisture, the soil around the plants is mulched with peat or needles. After the end of flowering, watering is gradually stopped.

Oriental lilies are fed during the period of active growth. The first top dressing is applied when the sprouts reach a height of about 15 cm, the next top dressing is carried out every two weeks until flowering begins. When grown on fertile soils fertilization is not required. As organic fertilizers use compost, but not manure.

Plants are transplanted every 4-5 years, during which time new bulbs have time to form.

In autumn, before the rains, plantings are covered with polyethylene or other waterproof material, but so that there are slots for ventilation from below, and the polyethylene does not touch the ground. Polyethylene will keep the soil dry, which is very important for the bulbs to successfully overwinter. Overwintering in damp soil can cause the bulbs to rot. When the soil freezes and the rains stop, the film is removed, for the winter the plantings are mulched with a 20 cm layer of peat or dry fallen leaves.

Reproduction of oriental lilies

Oriental lilies are propagated by bulbs, scales, seeds. Self-propagation of lilies does not always end in success; it is easier to buy a bulb of the variety you like.

Not all hybrids can be propagated from seeds. Growing oriental hybrids from seeds requires patience and attention.

The bulbs are divided after the end of flowering. The separated bulbs are immediately planted in open ground, to a depth of about 10-15 cm and at a distance of about 20-25 cm from each other. Due to the deep planting, the bulbs will need more time to germinate, so the sprouts will be protected from spring frosts. When planting, provide good drainage.

When buying bulbs, you should pay attention to the timing of flowering, as well as winter hardiness. Early-flowering varieties of oriental hybrids overwinter better, because. have time to fade and prepare for wintering before the onset of frost.

Bulbs purchased late autumn planted in open ground next spring(in May) or at the end of summer. The bulbs are placed in a plastic bag with holes and sprinkled with peat and sawdust. The bulbs are kept in a dark place, at a temperature of about + 2-5 degrees, but not lower than 0 degrees.

Another way to store bulbs is to plant them in pots filled with loose substrate. The bulbs are planted deeper (to a depth of about 15 cm), the pot is placed in a cool place, for example, on a balcony.

The described methods of winter storage also apply to bulbs grown in containers. The main rule of winter storage is dry soil.

Reproduction by scales is carried out in the spring, when the bulbs are planned to be planted. Several scales are separated from the bulb, which are planted in a substrate from a mixture of peat, sand and coniferous litter. Containers with scales are kept in partial shade. Plantings are regularly watered, but do not allow moisture to stagnate. Usually, by autumn, babies appear on the scales, which are planted in open ground or transplanted into a pot and left to winter in a cool room. When propagated by scales, flowering begins at 2-3 years.

Usage

Oriental lilies feel great among rhododendrons, look good among geleniums, perennial asters, as well as among ground cover plants that help retain moisture and hide bare soil. Oriental hybrids are often used in forcing. Plants are suitable for growing in pots. One of the features of oriental lilies is the possibility of growing them for cutting.

Diseases and pests

Oriental lilies are susceptible viral infections spots may appear on leaves and flowers. Bulbs can rot as a result of an excess of moisture in the soil. The plant may suffer from aphids, lily beetles, mice.

Oriental lilies in photographs