Georgia Gardening: Asiatic Lilies, 1 by sterhill

sterhill wrote:
I let my lily pots just stay as they are - give them a bit of water and fertilizer and by late fall they will have died back like the ones in the ground. They do just fine in the pots outside in a protected area. These are in clay pots, not glazed pots that might freeze.

I do have to plant one large pot of lilies this fall as they have overgrown the pot. I will dump out the pot, separate the bulbs and plant them all but three or four big bulbs which will go back into the pot with fresh potting soil. Probably in September or early October.

It is really nice to have pots of blooming lilies to bring up to the patio. I like the big clay pots with the straight sides that are called "lilly pots". You can find them at Home Depot. Any pot with a wide base will do. Here is a picture of one similar to mine: