Surprise! No surprise lilies this year. (?)

Early this year I dug up masses of Surprise Lilies, transplanting
them to various spots about our yard and gardens. Some of them
didn't take well, most continued growing and some grew further
foliage after they were moved in.

However, after the foliage died back, we have not seen the
lilies themselves.

Do Surprise Lilies typically hibernate the first year after planting?
I have other surprise lilies, but have not paid enough attention to
them to notice if they failed to bloom the first year after transplant.

Help?

Yes, they skip a year after being disturbed.

I had some surprise lilies planted right about a year ago, so wasn't too alarmed that they didn't come up.

But! I was very disappointed to see that none of my surprise lilies came up this year. Most of them have been planted (and have bloomed) for many years.

Wuvie, I think it is just our location. I'm a little south of you, and think this three years of drought has just taken a toll.

I don't know if you are on the same water restrictions that we are having in Texas, but we're only allowed to water once a week.

It was a bad year for more than just my surprise lilies!, lol...

My hurricane lilies came up, but only one in each clump bloomed. There are at least a dozen bulbs in each clump.

Many of my rain lilies have not bloomed, either. The Zeph. grands skipped this year, and I've not had a repeat on my candida's since their only bloom in Spring.

-Taylor

Hello Taylor,

Many thanks for your post.

While we were only on water restriction for one month, we
have definitely seen a shortage of rainfall. I just hope they
will come back, though. I dug and dug and planted for days
on end and hope to see at least a few. Wheel barrows full
of bulbs.

:-( Keeping my fingers crossed for foliage in spring.

KM

My understanding too...they skip a year usually when disturbed. I have about fifty to plant this year and I hate that they will not bloom for me year, mostl likely...I am certainly going to MARK them so I won't dig them back up by mistake..lol

K-
I think they'll come back. I just think that they are saving their energy in "lean" years and reserving it to stay alive. I'd much rather skip a year, than have them bloom & die.

As you know, they've been around here in the south for over a hundred years, and live on many homesteads and abandoned sites with little to no care. So, I am quite confident they'll hang in there just fine, even on natural conditions and rainfall.

The surprise lilies most recently planted(this time last year) sent up foliage this Spring, but just didn't actually bloom.

Even the hurricane lilies(fall bloomers) & belladonna are putting up their foliage, so I know they are still alive. I'm trying to give them plenty of water right now, while they are making and storing their energy, in hopes for better blooming, next time. *sigh*
-T