Christmas Lily Plant Care

A popular indoor plant in the winter and spring is the amaryllis with large lily shaped flowers on tall stems.

Christmas lily plant care.

Care of lilies in pots. Also only water your lilies when they need it since lilies don t require a lot of water. November lilies care how to grow christmas lilies. They are also called as christmas lilies easter lilies white trumpet lily etc.

You can also apply a high potassium liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks from early spring to 6 weeks after the lilies flower. These big bulbs are easy to bring into bloom and even a novice. Most lilies are hardy to united states department of agriculture zone 8 with good mulching. This guide will teach you everything about arranging planting and caring for your very own christmas lilies.

As a bulb it shares some care and growth methods used with other bulbs. To care for lilies keep them in a spot that gets sunshine for at least half of the day so they don t get leggy. Grown from bulbs lilies are perennial flowers that will return year after year and require minimal care provided that you plant them in the right place. They are becoming a popular holiday gift.

Find out how to buy the best amaryllis bulbs how to plant the them how to care for amaryllis and how to make sure they bloom again next winter. A poinsettia is a pointed red flower that is often associated with the christmas season. During the flowering. Since these tropical plants are forced to bloom during the holiday season they need a little bit of extra care to get the plants to re bloom.

You should water only when the top layer of soil looks dry. The scientific name of the plant is lilium longiflorum and is a native to southern japan and taiwan where they grow in meadows. I got a christmas lily as a gift it s a beautiful plant with white tubular flowers that stick straight up. However because of its background as a tropical plant and bloom cycle there are differences.

No one gets more excited about amaryllis than a first time grower. It is most commonly seen in red but this plant can also bloom in shades of pink and soft yellow. I was told they re a kind of calla lily. Once your container grown lilies begin to grow from the bulb tips add more potting mix to the container.

The trumpet shaped blooms of christmas lilies hippeastrum make a great centrepiece during the festive season. Amaryllises are beautiful christmas bulbs that are easy to care for. Keep the soil line about 1 inch 2 5 cm below the brim of the pot for watering. As a tender plant it is a good idea to dig up and store your lily bulbs to ensure year after year beauty.

I m wondering if this is a plant i ll be able. November lilies are known in different common names in different parts of the world. How to care for a lily plant over winter.