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Expert: - 4/16/2009


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How much sun does an Easter Lilly require?  Do they need more shade or can they be in direct sun?

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Sandy,
Easter lilies need as much sun as possible - they can be planted in full sun. After your plant finishes blooming indoors, plant it outdoors in good garden soil with some organic fertilizer mixed in around the area before planting. Usually the stalk withers after awhile, but leave it there until it turns brown - the leaves are building strength in the bulb. The plant may put up another stalk later in the summer and bloom again. Lilies are heavy feeders, so give it the fertilizer of your choice when it starts to grow again, and every spring as long as it's in your garden.

I hope this helps,
C.L.
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Annuals suggested for specific situations (sun, shade, windowboxes etc) New or unusual annuals are a particular interest of mine, and I grow many of these from seed. I am happy to help problem solve, answer questions about maintenance, and guide you to sources of unusual plants.

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I am a garden writer/speaker/consultant and host of a weekly gardening radio program in the Northeast. I have been gardening all my life for my own pleasure, and started as a professional gardener and garden communicator 15 years ago. I work part-time at a garden center, selling and tending shrubs/trees/annuals/perennials...and doing some propagation and design work. I often think that all these professional activities serve to put a somewhat legitimate framework around a serious case of plant-lust.

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