These were given to me a year ago. No ID. I have no knowledge of lilys or daylilys. The day lily folks sent me to you. Could you tell me what I have and what to expect as far as blooming habits and care. I really love these and will probably want to start learning about them. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Lynda
A close up.
Hi! I saw your post on tthe Daylily Forum too. I can't help you ID you lily. Someone may be along who can. But it may remain an unknown. Yellow lilies are pretty common. Very pretty no matter if you know the name or not!
How tall?
Looks like Connecticut King to me.
Lynda,
A nice yellow Asiatic, whatever they are - hmm one of my favorite colors! Well regardless of the name, wait a couple more years and you'll have a huge clump of blooms.
Thanks everyone, I guess I'll just enjoy. They have at least gotten me intereted in lilys.I'm not sure how tall, I'll measure them tomorrow. They are tall enough for me to feel they needed a stake.I wouldn't really want them much taller.I would be interested in knowing what you folks like growing best? Is it a bad time to order any?
Lynda
Welcome Lynda! Asiatics are a good type to start with. They are very easy to grow and among the earliest to bloom. They come in a very wide variety of colors and heights. As with all the lilies, they only have one bloom time per year, but will bloom for many years. You may need to divide them every 3-5 years if you notice the stems getting over crowded and the blooms smaller. You may want to fertilize a couple times a year, in early Spring and again after they bloom. I rarely fertilize mine and they seem to do just fine. The best time to plant them is early Spring or in the late Summer, early Fall. In your zone, I would think it might be best to wait until Fall now. I normally only stake lilies that are 5' or over and sometimes not even those. Most of the stems are fairly strong.
Orienpets or OT are really pretty too, but often taller. Orientals are beautiful, but seem pickier about drainage, at least in my part of the country.
Susan
Thanks Susan,
Thats just the kind of good info I like.I had no idea about the fertilizing,bloom times or anything else. When I got them,it was just the plant and nothing else. Before I put stakes on mine they were bending way over,like they might break.I'm going to take your advice and wait till fall. In the meantime, I'll just start me a little" lily pot" and save some money to get a lot.lol-Lynda
Moby,
My lilys are 42" tall. What category would that put them in ? I would like some really short one to put in front of them.
Your lily is an Asiatic, but they come in all heights. Ask the person that gave them to you if this lily had a name at one time. There are lots of yellow lilies and it may be impossible to find a name for this one. We all have many NOIDs but love them just the same.
Here is a great site to start learning about lilies http://lilies.org/culture.html
Thanks Moby,
That was a great site you referred me to.
Lynda
