Lidl lilles...

I bought these earlier in the year as indoor plants and after they had finished flowering I put them outside to die back just in case I could plant them in the garden. I've just knocked the soil off them and there looks to be lots of little bulblets all joined together where a lily once grew. So, do I dry them off and plant them next year or can I plant them now?

 

I would dry them off and plant in Spring, doubt they will flower next year, but if you leave the pot in a garage or somewhere frost free winter16/17 you might get some flowers summer 17.

 

Thanks I'll dry them out and plant in spring - ever the optimist!

 

Hi Jenny,
I would plant them out as they are now in their group. That would give you a nice clump of plants.
What sort of Lily are they ?

 

Now you're asking - I have no idea. They flowered end of July perhaps Lilium Candidum?

 

That's the Madonna Lily. It should have a rosette of basal leaves which last through the Winter. ( This is the only evergreen Lily ). It does tend to produce bulbils at soil level or just below, so that fits.

 

I just keep mine in the containers all year. A bit of chicken wire over them now to stop the squirrels voles moles mice etc etc etc eating them.
Put them into a stack of pots and cover with leaf mold and partly shelter from rain if need be. They always come up next year and the pots are now thick with young plants too.

 

Thanks everyone - I've cleaned up the bulbs and planted them in the garden we'll see what happens next year. They are in a little bed I've just created and planted up with a new grape vine, red currant bush and about 12 geranium plants I've been growing on in pots - think I'll add another redcurrant and fill up the gaps with honesty - struggling to get on top of the garden currently!