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- The lily: Plant tubers properly
- Cultivation of tubers versus sowing
- The preparation of suitable planters
- To multiply the ornamental lily by division
- Tips & Tricks
The lily: Plant tubers properly
The Agapanthus is often referred to as African lily due to its original range in South Africa in this country. The not especially frost-hardy flowering plant exists in two different sub-categories as evergreen and leaf-feeding and purely in the tuberous Wurzelrhizomen overwintering potted plant.
Cultivation of tubers versus sowing
The seeding of the seeds of the ornamental lily is basically also possible with little special knowledge, but this propagation method is not very popular due to the long duration of 4 to 6 years until the first flowering. In any case, the bulbous rhizome in the planter continues to grow with sufficient moisture and nutrients so much that a division of the tubers every few years is necessary.
The preparation of suitable planters
The planter for the Schmucklilie should be neither too small nor too generous. While a planter that is too small does not provide enough space for soil and water, large plant buckets lack the congestion around the rhizome that stimulates flowering. It is essential that drainage holes for excess water be integrated into the bottom of the planter, as the African lily may occasionally react to waterlogged leaves when wet. As a planting substrate you can use ordinary garden soil when planting the tubers, which should be as loose as possible and not too loamy.
To multiply the ornamental lily by division
The frost-free as possible wintering of the rhizome is very important in the care of Agapanthus. However, these plants must not be overwintered at temperatures well above 7 degrees Celsius, otherwise it may cause blooming during the actual flowering in summer. Basically, around the division of the lily rhizome is to note:
Tips & Tricks
The best time to plant the tubers is the spring. If you get the tubers in the fall, they are ideally planted in soil and overwintered analogous to existing plants.