Tree lillies - advice needed

I just received some Tree Lily bulbs (they were on offer at Thompson & Morgan) which I will grow in some large pots. I believe the advice is to plant them in March in a cool greenhouse.

What should I do with them in the meantime? Leave them in the packaged up somewhere frost free? Or should I pot them up now, leave them in the greenhouse and forget about them for a while?

 

I have just bought 9 of these from Thompson Morgan, lovely big bulbs. Have planted them in the ground a good 6 inches in the ground, we live in Dorset so most bulbs etc survive the winters here.

 

Thanks Zilly. I'll pot them up then and put them into the greenhouse.
Anyone know if 35cm (14") pots would big enough for 3 bulbs?

 

I had some, quite a few years back. I don’t think I’d be putting 3 in a pot that size. In a couple of years, the ones I had grew to well over 6ft. Can’t you put them in the ground? If you must pot them, maybe just one in a pot that size, and if it were me, I’d leave them outside, otherwise you might run the risk that they will start into growth before their time.

 

Good points Freddy. I grow lilies and have been a member of the RHS Lily group for many years. Truthfully I consider these tree lilies something of a step too far in plant sciences etc.

 

Thanks guys, I do have some 45cm terracotta pots, I'll re-pot them into those and add in some ericacious compost.
They won't go into the ground this year as I'm still figuring out my garden (new house) but I will probably plant them out next winter when I know where to put them. My soil is slightly acidic here in the lower reaches of Kent away from the Downs.

 

.. should have added, I will also take them out of the greenhouse

 

keep in the fridge for now if not ready to plant