{"id":12599,"date":"2025-04-24T11:20:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/do-lilies-come-back-year-after-year\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T17:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:25:06","slug":"do-lilies-come-back-year-after-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/do-lilies-come-back-year-after-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Do lilies come back year after year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question was asked by <span class=\"hubmaster_faq_author\"><br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Anna &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"hubmaster_faq_blockquote\"><p>Hiya, just a quick question, are these lilies repeating year after year after they planted in a pot? Thanks<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"20\" data-end=\"218\">Yes \u2014 lilies are perennials, which means they do come back year after year, <em data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"139\">if planted and cared for properly<\/em>. Here are a few things to keep in mind to help them return strong each season:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"260\">What helps lilies return:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"366\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"366\">Well-drained soil \u2013 Lilies hate soggy feet! Good drainage keeps the bulbs from rotting over winter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"435\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"435\">Sunlight \u2013 Most lilies love full sun (at least 6 hours a day).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"561\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"561\">Leave the foliage \u2013 After flowering, let the leaves die back naturally. This helps the bulb store energy for next year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"719\">What might stop them coming back:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"740\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"740\">Waterlogged soil<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"767\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"767\">Cutting back too early<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"859\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"859\">Pests like lily beetles (keep an eye out!)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"1009\">Many customers find that their lilies get even better each year. So with a little love, you\u2019ll have a returning showstopper in your garden!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"442\">To keep them healthy and thriving long-term, we recommend lifting and dividing your lily bulbs every 3\u20134 years. This helps to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"468\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"468\">Prevent overcrowding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"501\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"501\">Refresh the soil around them<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"532\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"532\">Encourage better flowering<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"686\">Simply lift the bulbs in autumn after the foliage has died back, gently separate any clumps, and replant them for even more gorgeous blooms next season!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lily-with-stem-375-x500-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lily-with-stem-375-x500-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lily-with-stem-375-x500.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes \u2014 lilies are perennials, which means they do come back year after year, if.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/do-lilies-come-back-year-after-year\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[232],"class_list":["post-12599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faq","tag-faq"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lily-with-stem-375-x500.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12599"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12659,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12599\/revisions\/12659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}