You may remember back on March 29th I posted this photo, explaining how DH asked me a few times why I was keeping this pot of dirt on the screen porch since last summer. It just had this dead brown plant sitting in it and really did look like it should be thrown out. I couldn't bring myself to do it though because in the back of my head I sort of remember something about how bulb plants were fed by the dying plant so the could come back the following year. Last summer this had three plants, each produced one flower.
So here is the photo again along with a few others I took on that day. March 29th.
Someone suggested I keep a journal of how the plant progressed. So I took pictures every so often. The next one is from April 3rd.
April 8th
There's a lot more than three plants this year.
April 27th
It doubled the size in height also.
May 17th.
Here is my lovely Day Lily today, June 3rd. It took about two months and one week to go from peeping through the dirt to blooms.
There are still eight buds to open. I'll have to take a couple more photos as they bloom;)
I'm sure glad I didn't throw that "pot of dirt" away.
Side note. I also had a Calla lily which the thought that cats killed off. I did throw that "pot of dirt" right outside to the left of the door. Wouldn't you know it, the plant started growing in April. I dug it up and put it in the pot, but it didn't last. I am not going to throw it away, I'll see what happens next year.
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This will definitely need a bigger pot next year also.
Oh wow! How neat to watch it grow! The lilies are beautiful, I'm glad you didn't throw it away!
what beautiful lillies! my sheep always eat mine :>{
I never though they would grow in a pot like that beautiful flowers
It's so cool to see the progress of these fabulous lilies. Thanks for sharing these photos!
I'm glad you didn't throw the dirt away Nana.
The flowers are Gorgeous.
Wow amazing photo essay, watching your plants grow day by day, and you took some amazing photos!
Yep, lilies come back every year. Mine are all blooomed now too. Tho they are in the ground, not a pot.
those are lovely lillies.....they come back every year and get bigger and bigger each year, then you can divide them in the fall and have more and more from one small plant!
Beautiful lily. It is a beautiful shade of pink.
Thank you for posting your photo essay at Pretty Pictures.
Your lilies are such a pretty pink.
I fell like I've just had a botany lesson-great post!
Beautiful Nana....and they are so big!! I love this shade of pink too!!
Beautiful
Very pretty lilly. I do enjoy your photo essays.
Great pics. Glad you didn't dump it.
So glad you shared!
Just wonderful---so exciting and rewarding.
What a beautiful photo essay! The color of the lilies is so beautiful!
Wow they are beautiful and did so well growing in the pot. I like the way you posted them growing up and budding and blooming. They are very pretty.
What a great Lily! You can plant these in the ground & they will return every year & will multiply as they did in the pot.
Thanks Priscilla, we aren't allowed to plant anything outside, I live in a condo. I miss having a garden. I think I'll just get a big pot for next years blooms.
Love the transition! I've been photgraphing mine too but they're not in bloom yet.
Great photo essay! What pretty lilies you have.
Lovely! With some patience, it's amazing what might come up :)
Nana, so cool that you kept a photo diary of the lilies .They are lovely.
My what a pretty plant. One could not tell when it was so little. Great shots Nana!
love your "diary" of this lily!
Great essay and beautiful lily. Thanks for posting it to Spring09
Wow. What a beauty. Glad you didn't throw it out.
How beautiful. I'm glad you didn't throw that dirt away. :)
This is really beautiful!! LOve the way you stayed with this with your pics!!!
They have grown so beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Beautiful day lilies. That's my favorite color of lily. You will have to divide them this year. You never know about plants. A lot of them come back from the dead given some time.
What a great photo essay! You caught this perfectly! Awesome job!
This is wonderful. Your "pot of dirt" produced some beautiful flowers!
Beautiful lilies! Good thing you decided not to dump the dirt out of that pot.
Thanks for sharing this with my group Flower Fanatics!
Wow this is wonderful and your lilies are gorgeous
these are great
Way cool, Nana. Love it that you kept track.!
Lovely lilies!
These are beautiful, I love how you started from the very beginning, awesome!
wow, that is amazing and beautiful!!!