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How to Grow Lily: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

A tall bulb with large fragrant summer flowers, planted deep in well-drained soil and often staked in home gardens.

Lily

Lilium spp.

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Sow / plantGrowingFlowering

Guides

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Yellow leaves Leaves dying Leaf spots Fruit problems

Pests and diseases (31)

Fusarium Yellows Late Blight Rust Southern Blight Anthracnose Bacterial Soft Rot Root-lesion Nematode Root-knot Nematode Gray Mold Leaf SpotNecrosis DiseaseScale Tip RotMosaic DiseaseDry RotTulip FireLeaf StripeDark Leaf SpotCrown RotPlant-parasitic NematodesWhite Leaf SpotFusarium Wilt and Damping-offViolet Root RotVirescenceBacterial RotStem RotLeaf BlightFoliar NematodeRed Streak DisorderBlue MoldBlack Powdery RotWhite Rot

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.

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Keep a growing history for Lily

Type the plant name, add the planting date, and take photos as it grows. Next season you will have your own dates for sowing, flowering, and harvest instead of a generic calendar.

Record this plant in Gadenin App Store

Free on iPhone. Android coming later.

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