My big gay flowers (plus advice question)

[Munter]

Last year we made a little flower/strawberry bed. And one of the plants was a Lilly of some description. Only had a couple of flowers last year. This year it's got loads and I'm oddly proud of them! And in the house they have become known as my big gay flowers.... pah.





Now as I quite like them. And I'm a tight git, i'd like to use this plant to make some more.

So um. How do I do that with this plant?

[Granville]

I think your's are called Star Gazer Lilies.

You need them to seed (so one needs to pollenate the other). At the end of the season, if one has been pollenated it will produce a seed pod. Plant the seeds which will germinate and produce a bulb each.

Not all Lilies will seed though, you may have to give a little helping hand and pollenate one of your lilies

www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Germinate-Lilies

HTH

[Munter]

Oh ta. Thats very useful. The instructions suggest 2 plants to pollinate. I presume I can self pollinate it and see if the process works.

[freecar]

Munter said:

Oh ta. Thats very useful. The instructions suggest 2 plants to pollinate. I presume I can self pollinate it and see if the process works.

You wont be able to self pollinate or the plant would be able to do it for itself.

You need another plant.

[Granville]

You can probably do it by buying some Lilies (cut Lilies from a supermarket or florist) and self pollinate your Lilies in the garden that way.

Or just buy another plant so the bees can do the pollination for you.

[Flintstone]

If they're doing well you may find that at the end of the growing season you have more bulbs than you planted. Lift and split them, look after them and eventually they'll flower too.

http://www.lilies.org/propagation.html

[Munter]

Granville said:

Or just buy another plant so the bees can do the pollination for you.

This seems like the best 1st option. A bit less intrusive than dividing the bulbs.

And of course immediate results!

[Flintstone]

Munter said:

Granville said:

Or just buy another plant so the bees can do the pollination for you.

This seems like the best 1st option. A bit less intrusive than dividing the bulbs.

And of course immediate results!

Some need to be lifted anyway, they don't like frost.

[Mr GrimNasty]

The downside is their smell can trigger headaches in some people.
The plus side is they are toxic to cats.

[Munter]

Mr GrimNasty said:

The downside is their smell can trigger headaches in some people.
The plus side is they are toxic to cats.

Thats ok the cat sleeps on the other side of the garden. On top of the grass cuttings, under the hedge.