Gloriosa Lily - 2015

That's a big wow from me!

Thanks Meanie! If you ever need to replace your tubers or would like to increase your stock - PM me - I'll send you some...;o)

239!! thats amazing Petal, how old is it now, this is our first year and we have four at the moment....I need some advice re winter etc....btw it looks awesome!!

dd re: advice for winter... After the plant has finished flowering I let the foliage die back only watering occasionally. When the foliage has died right back I cut it down and stop watering. I leave the tubers well alone, Keeping them in the old compost, in it's pot. They go through the winter in my unheated conservatory - no trouble... I don't touch it again until I'm ready to plant the tubers up again in new compost usually late April early May!
However, my Neighbour who gave me the original tubers, gave me instructions to remove the tubers from the compost once the plant had died back, and store them in paper bags... Then in January start potting the tubers up, placing them in the airing cupboard to give them a good start...!;o)
Although the airing cupboard method worked the first year, I prefer to pot up later, and it works absolutely fine...;o)
Let me know how you get on - I really love these flowers, but have never used them in my floristry work... Brides like to have them in their Wedding flowers these days. I really need to find an adventureous Bride...lol ;o)

Thanks very much for this advice I shall store it and OH can do the honours...lol do you deadhead the flowers when they have finished flowering? sorry for all these questions...

Don't worry dd about the questions - I'm happy to be of help...;o) Yes, I do dead head mine... That might be why I get so many flowers lol! Watch out for the lily pollen too... If it gets on clothing - use cellotape to gently dabe it off, then I wash normally and dry in the sunshine - This has always worked for me! ;o)
Did you get the info re the the door net? I should have sent it on a pm really!

Thanks again for the info re the pollen, too late lol luckily only my gardening clothes!! no I didn't get the info on the door net, did you send it to my old email address @ntlworld? because we are with sky now, would you mind sending a pm, many thanks.