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- The right care for the jewelry lily
- How often should lilies be cast?
- When will the African lily be repotted?
- When and how do you cut the lily?
- Deficiency symptoms of the African lily
- When and how are green lilies fertilized?
- How are winter lilies optimally wintered?
- Tips & Tricks
The right care for the jewelry lily
The African lily flowers in this country but rather short, but the magnificent flowers are worth every effort. Although the care of the plants in the bucket is not extraordinarily expensive, nevertheless, especially during the wintering some things should be considered.
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From the April weed out, water lilies at least once a week. Due to the thick roots of the African lily but also survives dry phases relatively unscathed. Important for planting in the bucket are drainage holes for excess water, as the roots are sensitive to persistent waterlogging. In winter, the species of Agapanthus should be as dry as possible, so do not water them in winter quarters.
When will the African lily be repotted?
The repotting takes place at the Schmucklilie ideally in the spring, as soon as no more strong frosts are to be expected and the plant can be wintered out. The timing of potting is also perfect for multiplying the African lily by splitting the rootstock with a saw or ax.
When and how do you cut the lily?
There is no pruning in the classical sense in the Schmucklilie. However, withered inflorescences are removed so that ripening of the seeds does not consume all the growth energy of the plants. In addition, in the leaf-feeding species, the yellow and dead leaves can be removed before moving into the dark winter habitat.
Deficiency symptoms of the African lily
An often occurring problem with the lily is that the plants produce many leaves, but also during flowering in the summer no inflorescences. This can sometimes be remedied by a pase fertilization, sometimes it is also responsible for a too hot wintering.
When and how are green lilies fertilized?
Between April and the beginning of August, you can fertilize your African lilies regularly with a foliar fertilizer or every few weeks with a handful of solid fertilizers over the substrate. In late summer and autumn, you should no longer give fertilizer, otherwise there may be problems with the wintering.
How are winter lilies optimally wintered?
While evergreen Agapanthus species like to stand bright in their winter quarters, the roots of leafless wintering varieties in the tub can also be wintered dark. All lilies should be wintered at about 0 to 7 degrees Celsius and as dry as possible. For this are usually suitable:
Tips & Tricks
After the division, it can often take a while for the lily flower to bloom again. For this reason you should, if possible, divide and repot a copy of several specimens in an annual change.