my lily has blossomed

[manicscousers]

well, one of them  ;D

[manicscousers]

[Georgie]

What a warm shade that lily is.  Lovely.   ;D

G x

[manicscousers]

there was someone eating them on gardener's world, don't know if mine are edible and don't fancy food poisoning  ;D..they wee a pressie from my dad in law  :)

[Georgie]

I've read a fair amount amout edible flowers but I don't recall lilies being mentioned.  If I was you I'd just enjoy looking at them.   :)

G x

[manicscousers]

hemerocallis, or day lily ..she was munching like they were wonderful  :o

[lorna]

Manic. I do like that lily. I only have a few and this year for first time I found the dreaded beetle. I think I sqished all of them.  I do enjoy looking at members gardens, must admit flowers are of more interest to me than veg. Thanks Manic.

[Georgie]

hemerocallis, or day lily ..she was munching like they were wonderful  :o

Seems like she might be right.  Googled and found this:

http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/daylily.php

G x

[Robert_Brenchley]

Some liliums are eaten as well. My regale got frosted again; it's all going wrong this year.

[manicscousers]

hemerocallis, or day lily ..she was munching like they were wonderful  :o

Seems like she might be right.  Googled and found this:

http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/daylily.php

G x

thanks, georgie..maybe one day  ;D
there are that many in the bucket I'll have to split them this year  :)

[Georgie]

I repot my lilies every other year.  In the second year I simply top dress in spring.  They don't seem to mind a bit of crowding.

G x

[manicscousers]

I put 5 in the bucket, georgie, this year there's twice as many flowering stems, will they still be okay next year if I top dress them,?
it's no good putting them straight in the ground, the soil is poor due to lots of fruit trees  :)

[Georgie]

Hmmm... I think more than five stems to a bucket is pushing it unless they are a dwarf variety.  I'd go with your original plan and split them if you have the room. 

G x

[manicscousers]

thanks, georgie, will do  :)

[manicscousers]

they've all come out to brighten up a really miserable day  ;D