wildflowerpa Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have lilies growing in my flower bed. They are tall, not like the short ones that grow in a bunche. Can I move them any time after they bloom? They are taking over the flower bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 are they orange?? like the ones you see growing along the roads? Best time to move them is in the fall. I have moved flowers before at this time of the year with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Do you mean Asiatic lilies? These are the ones that look rather like Easter lilies but can grow anywhere between a foot or two and 4-5 feet. If that is what you have they are usually divided in the fall but I find that mine are going dormant now. Move them when the stems turn brown. You can move daylilies anytime but the best time is probably spring or fall. I move mine just after they bloom. That way I know what I am moving. I've go way too many to keep them straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Which one of these does it resemble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 There is a "best" time to move everything but with good transplanting techniques and watering for several week afterwards then anything can be moved when time demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 They are like the second pictures and for some reason the colors vary from year to year. Its like having a different garden every year. The first year they were all orange. The next there were pink, yellow and orange. Thisvyear there were some almost blood red ones in the mix. The flowers are gone but the stems are stiil green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 I also have the tall ones in the first picture. They are every where. And I have some pretty yellow ones that stay close to the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Genetic mutations, sports, bulblets and stray bulb leaves may be responsible for this phenomenon that does occur. Weather can have some effect as can changes in soil PH and viruses. Hopefully they change to a better color than what you planted. Do dig them up and move or share them occasionally. If you have extra then the BUDS Gardeners can put them into the Formal Garden at Charlie's Alternators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 What you have are Asiatic lilies if they are fragrant they might be Oriental lilies (second picture). Move them when the stems go brown. Differing colors are generally the result of one or another of two causes. If you got the lilies from a friend or they were field grown there were probably some small bulbs of another color that took years to bloom. Until a bulb blooms there is no telling what color flower it will produce. Sometimes we plant things and forget them or they may appear to be dead and years later they come back from a small bulb that survived. Lilies produce seeds. Seeds are a genetic crap shoot. If they cross pollinate with another color lily or even if they self pollinate you can get different colors. Before they started doing genetic manipulation of plants this was the only way to get different colors or varieties of a species. So maybe you can blame the bees. The first picture is of daylilies. Divide them anytime. You would have to have a very brown thumb to kill them. If your daylilies are changing color it is almost certain that you are getting some hybridization when the seeds form and germinate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 Thanks for all the info. And I have actually killed daylilies lol. But I have enough that it didnt matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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