Content
- Lily of the valley in the garden - location and care
- Greening shady spots with lilies of the valley
- Do not plant lilies of the valley without rhizome blocking
- Grooming lily of the valley in the garden
- How to remove the spring flower from the garden
- Tips
Lilies of the valley beautify shady spots in the garden
Lily of the valley in the garden - location and care
Lilies of the valley in the garden are ideal for planting bare spots under trees and bushes. But beware: Once the spring flowers have spread in the garden, they are almost impossible to remove.
Greening shady spots with lilies of the valley
Lily-of-the-valley trees prefer shady locations where only the sun shines in the morning and evening. They are therefore ideal to green as a ground cover the places under deciduous trees and shrubs.
Do not plant lilies of the valley without rhizome blocking
The distribution of lilies of the valley takes place via seeds that are formed in the berries, or via the subterranean formation of foothills.
Since the spring flower tends to proliferate, you should always protect the site by a rhizome barrier.
Weeds do not sprout up under lilies of the valley, because the spring flowers form dense flower carpets and also displace other plants.
Grooming lily of the valley in the garden
Lilies of the valley in the garden are very easy to care for. They only have to be cast after planting. At best, in very hot summers, it may make sense to water the soil so that the soil does not dry out completely.
The spring flowers need a nutritious soil. But it's enough if you sprinkle compost around the flowers every two years.
You do not have to cut lilies of the valley. The removal of withered flowers is advisable as the plant spreads strongly over the seed. The leaves must not be cut. They collect nutrients in the summer and absorb themselves in winter.
How to remove the spring flower from the garden
If the lilies of the valley have spread too much, it will be difficult to remove them from the garden.
To permanently destroy the plants, you must carefully dig up the rhizomes. Thereby root pieces should not remain in the ground as they will drive out again.
If you want to remove lilies of the valley, do not throw decayed flowers and root bits on the compost. The roots also sprout on the compost heap and germinate the seeds. Dispose of the plant remains over the dustbin.
Tips
The genus lily of the valley belongs to the family of asparagus plants and has no subspecies. But there are a number of varieties that differ in the flower color, leaf color and size of inflorescences.