carolina spiderlily

yesterday i got 2 hymenocallis caroliniana and 3 neomarica gracilis. i put the h. caroliniana in a wet spot in almost all day full sun (about noon-sunset) is this ok? i put the neomarica gracilis in a shadier spot that is drier. the leaves of the spider lily seem to be getting burned is thin because of being shipped bareroot in the dark, and then going to full sun in wet soil, or is it that the sun is hurting the leaves? woul it be ok to switch w/ the walking iris in part shade and drier, or could i put them directly under a pine tree in the shade? help me!

They are probably just shocked from being moved from a dark box to the full sun without being acclimated . Rather than upsetting them by transplanting again so soon, I would find some way to shade the spider lily; do you have an old umbrella you could stick over them for a few days? . They are pretty hardy so I would not get too upset about the leaves; I suspect they will bounce back with new leaves.

It is usually a good idea to get new sun loving plants used to the sun very slowly, over several days. When you first take something out of the box keep the plant in the shade for a day then slowly give it a bit more sun each day until it is in full sun all day - then plant it.

ok thanks ardesia! i'll try to find someting to cover them. d you think they will bloom this year? also, how fast will they multiply. they are evergreen here right?

If you mail order anything give it a few days in filtered light to recover from it's trip before you put it in full sun. Of coarse water the plant when you unpack it.

thank both of yall! im going to try this! i dont want my new 'children' to get hurt or die!