Posted by Peter on November 20, 2009, 11:05 am
Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought from a
catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they are
only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had sprouted so
I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large ish containers
about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have sprouted out of the
surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the frosts arrive. I live in
southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters (my giant rhubarb has
survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone think they will be ok, or
do I need to protect them somehow?
Posted by Bob Hobden on November 20, 2009, 11:53 am
"Peter" wrote ...
> Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought from
> a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they are
> only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had sprouted
> so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large ish
> containers about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have sprouted
> out of the surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the frosts
> arrive. I live in southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters (my
> giant rhubarb has survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone think
> they will be ok, or do I need to protect them somehow?
You'll find everyone on the newsgroup "uk.rec.gardening". Suggest you ask on
there.
I assume you are talking about Cardiocrinum giganteum or C cordatum?
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London
Posted by Peter on November 20, 2009, 4:56 pm
> "Peter" wrote ...
>> Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought from
>> a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they
>> are only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had
>> sprouted so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large
>> ish containers about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have
>> sprouted out of the surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the
>> frosts arrive. I live in southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters
>> (my giant rhubarb has survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone
>> think they will be ok, or do I need to protect them somehow?
> You'll find everyone on the newsgroup "uk.rec.gardening". Suggest you ask
> on there.
> I assume you are talking about Cardiocrinum giganteum or C cordatum?
> --
> Regards
> Bob Hobden
> just W. of London
I got given 9 bulbs, no latin names and some basic planting instuctions, the
leaflet says they're tree lilies, from some firm called thompson & morgan.
Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley on November 20, 2009, 5:32 pm
>>
>> "Peter" wrote ...
>>> Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought from
>>> a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they
>>> are only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had
>>> sprouted so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large
>>> ish containers about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have
>>> sprouted out of the surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the
>>> frosts arrive. I live in southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters
>>> (my giant rhubarb has survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone
>>> think they will be ok, or do I need to protect them somehow?
>> You'll find everyone on the newsgroup "uk.rec.gardening". Suggest you ask
>> on there.
>> I assume you are talking about Cardiocrinum giganteum or C cordatum?
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Bob Hobden
>> just W. of London
>>
>>
>>
>>
>I got given 9 bulbs, no latin names and some basic planting instuctions, the
>leaflet says they're tree lilies, from some firm called thompson & morgan.
They appear to be Lilium. (One Oriental lily, and two Oriental-Trumpet
hybrids.)
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/plants1/product/p86104
http://www.tandmpics.com/res/pdf/press/tree-lily0908.pdf
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Stewart Robert Hinsley
Posted by Bob Hobden on November 20, 2009, 5:48 pm
"Peter" wrote after
"Bob Hobden" replied
>> "Peter" wrote ...
>>> Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought
>>> from a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as
>>> they are only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had
>>> sprouted so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large
>>> ish containers about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have
>>> sprouted out of the surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the
>>> frosts arrive. I live in southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters
>>> (my giant rhubarb has survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone
>>> think they will be ok, or do I need to protect them somehow?
>> You'll find everyone on the newsgroup "uk.rec.gardening". Suggest you ask
>> on there.
>> I assume you are talking about Cardiocrinum giganteum or C cordatum?
>>
> I got given 9 bulbs, no latin names and some basic planting instuctions,
> the leaflet says they're tree lilies, from some firm called thompson &
> morgan.
So this is what you have...
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/plants1/product/p86104/1.html
and I found this which includes a lot more information...
http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2008/01/the-lily-tree-t.html
so a cross between Oriental and Trumpet lilies, not the tall Cardiocrinum at
all.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London
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> a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they are
> only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had sprouted
> so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large ish
> containers about six inches below the surface outdoors. They have sprouted
> out of the surface and I'm wondering what will happen when the frosts
> arrive. I live in southeast UK and we have relativly mild winters (my
> giant rhubarb has survived 3 years with no mulching) Does everyone think
> they will be ok, or do I need to protect them somehow?