Lilies: potting up trumphet lilies now, can't wait until fall, 1 by cathy166

cathy166 wrote:
Moby's advice is perfect. I have lilies in pots all over, many of which came out of one particular bed. Make sure to see if your container has a "saucer" that covers the drainage holes. If there is a cover over the bottom holes, just pull it off. I get a lot of inexpensive containers from HD and WM, both round and oblong. If you cannot get the bottom off, use the assistance of a screwdriver or knife. They all come off. The first time I containerized lilies in a window box with a bottom, they rotted. They can take a lot of abuse, but they don't like wet feet.

All of these containers are plastic and came with a drip "thing" of one sort or another, and they were all "cheapies." The plants all thrive, as you can tell by the pot of yellow lilies.