So prefer lilies of the valley
- Dig up rhizome
- Fill the pot with soil
- Insert the rhizome the right way round
- cover lightly with soil
- at approx. Set up 20 degrees
- keep moist, but not wet
Dig up the rhizome from the garden in November. You are not allowed to remove rhizomes from the forest, this is forbidden natural reserve.
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Garden soil that contains Potting soil from the hardware store and some sand is mixed.
The pot should have a diameter of twelve centimeters and a drainage hole at the bottom to prevent waterlogging.
Keep moist until flowering
The rhizome is only covered with a little soil in the pot. The eyes must protrude very slightly from the ground.
Keep the soil well moist, but avoid waterlogging as the rhizome will then rot. Place the pot on a windowsill that is neither too cold nor too warm. 20 degrees are ideal.
It takes a few weeks for the leaves to appear and, after another two to three weeks, for the flowers to appear.
After flowering, plant out or keep in a cool place
The flower can be extended if you do not place the pot in a warm living room. When the lily of the valley has faded, you can put the rhizome back into the garden plant out.
Would you like the lily of the valley in the bucket maintain, put it in a cool, shady spot after flowering. Don't forget to water it occasionally so that the soil doesn't dry out.
In November you bring the pot back into the house to push the lily of the valley again.
Tips
Lily of the valley in the garden are absolutely hardy and do not need any special protection. If you grow lilies of the valley in the bucket or pot on the terrace, winter protection is necessary, because the earth must never freeze completely. Hibernate the plant in the basement or wrap the pot with bubble wrap.
