{"id":13004,"date":"2025-08-11T11:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/lillies-11\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:28:13","slug":"lillies-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/lillies-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Lillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question was asked by <span class=\"hubmaster_faq_author\"><br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Anita C &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"hubmaster_faq_blockquote\"><p>Why do the lily flower buds die before they bloom, they are turning brown?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hello<\/p>\n<p>Sorry to hear your lily buds are turning brown before blooming. This is usually caused by one or more of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"190\" data-end=\"243\">Lily beetles or other pests<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"329\">Fungal diseases like botrytis, which cause browning and bud drop<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"433\">Environmental stress such as strong winds, sudden temperature changes, or too much sun exposure<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"494\">Overwatering or poor drainage leading to root stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To help prevent this next time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"596\">Regularly check your plants for pests and remove them promptly<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"644\">Avoid overhead watering to keep foliage dry<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"695\">Provide good air circulation around the plants<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"785\">Plant lilies in well-draining soil and a spot with some shelter from harsh conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em class=\"hubmaster_faq_editor\">The Hart Family<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<br \/>\nSorry to hear your lily buds are turning brown before blooming. This is usually.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/lillies-11\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12640,"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-13004","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\/2025\/05\/Lady-Alice.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13004","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=13004"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13066,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13004\/revisions\/13066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}