What lily do I have?

Hello,

I am trying to find out what type of lily I ahve in my pot! I can only describe that when I brough it there were three of them, hard stems with small leaves coming off all around, flowers at the top.

My problem is that the leaves on the stems are dying off and they look terrible.....what am I doing wrong?! They are in full sun and left to there on devizes so perhaps I need to take care of them better, any thoughts?

 

Erm... may be your lilies are just going dormant now, after blooming the leaves will slowly die down and the bulb go to sleep until next spring. Is it done blooming?

 

Yes.....they look like there dying rather than sleeping, ha ha

Found someone else with ones like mine, there in the pots!



Any thoughts?

 

I agree with Ivory, sounds normal, mine are the same, beautifull plants, but short lived, deadhead if the flowers are finished, then let them die down naturally..Dee..

 

Ehm yes... can't tell you which one it is though.Yes when bulbs are done with their business they look like corpses. If the plant had enough sun andwater tobuild up new reserves for next yearit will bloom again next summer. Keep it cool and dry in winter and start watering again in spring, warily at first, more when leaves appear. I will benefit from some feeding and watering throughout its growing season... don't leave it completely toits own devices

 

Oooh posted at the same time haha..I thought id done something wrong when i saw the pic

 

Thanks for the advice people. Much appreciated.

 

Me again, some of the stalks have gone brown and look to have died off. Do i cut them down to soil level?

 

And watch out for vine weevil grubs, the -----s!
I have to repot mine every year, or else I would not have any growth next year.
And they are worth taking the trouble as they always look so good!

 

Abny one help? Its gone pretty dead now so do i cut it back to soil level?

 

I let them "rot" right down Muddy, give them a tug, they might come away in your hand, if you dont like the look of the dead foliage just cut them off...Dee..