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I treated myself to new lilies this year and I have a concern about my pollen free lily Bald Eagle. When the first few flowers burst open the flowers were more orange than red whereas the last flower was red. Also the plant seems to have died back way too quickly as the stem is brown and dean looking already. All my other Harts Lilies are still green leaves. I also have a 3 year old lily that appeared to be blind. It stopped growing at 2ft and looks a good healthy plant. I have noticed that a bulb have now appeared at the top of the stem. Any ideas
Hi Carolyn
Lilies can easily get stressed by extreme weather conditions. We’ve experienced some very hot weather along with plenty of rain, this can cause issues like Botrytis. The soil conditions can also affect the colour or the flowers and foliage. With regards to the blind lily, we recommend dividing your lily bulbs and replanting them after 3 years as the baby bulblets seem to sap all the energy from the bulb. I would suggest leaving it all to die back naturally and then break off the bulblets (usually around the end of autumn) replant them all and give a feed in the spring. Tomarite is a good feed for lilies.
The Hart Family
