Lilies: Advice on Moving Casa Blanca Lilies, 1 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
Cathy, I absolutely agree. I did my best to preserve the soil, and was lucky enough to be able to do it. My actual experience was the reverse of yours, as I mentioned above. My lilies were burning in the ground, so I dug them up intact, drove 30 miles with them in my car, and put them in a pot. This was in July of last year.

Pic 1. Burned lilies

Pic 2. A couple of days later.

Pic 3. 4 days later

They are my new favorite lily. They were so great they could be heaved out of the ground and put in a pot. What you are doing is milder. The bulbs probably won't "know". Except that they are now in fresh soil.

Don't you love the way they light up the night?