- Cover shady areas with lilies of the valley
- Do not plant lilies of the valley without a rhizome barrier
- Caring for lilies of the valley in the garden
- How to get rid of the spring flower from the garden
Lily of the valley in the garden are ideal for greening bare spots under trees and shrubs. But be careful: Once the spring flowers have spread through the garden, they can hardly be removed again.
Lily of the valley beautify shady spots in the garden
Cover shady areas with lilies of the valley
Lily of the valley prefers shady locations where the sun only shines in the morning and evening. They are therefore ideal as ground cover for greening the areas under deciduous trees and shrubs.
Do not plant lilies of the valley without a rhizome barrier
Lily of the valley is spread by seeds formed in the berries or by underground formation of stolons.
Since the spring flower tends to proliferate, you should always protect the location with a rhizome barrier.
Weeds do not grow under lilies of the valley because the spring flowers form dense carpets of flowers and also crowd out other plants.
Caring for lilies of the valley in the garden
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- to cut
Lily of the valley in the garden is very easy to care for. They only have to be watered after planting. At most, in very hot summers, it can make sense to water the soil so that the soil does not dry out completely.
The spring flowers need a nutritious soil. However, it is sufficient if you spread compost around the flowers every two years.
You don't have to cut lilies of the valley at all. Removing faded flowers is advisable as the plant spreads a lot from seed. The leaves must not be cut. They gather nutrients in the summer and feed themselves in the winter.
How to get rid of the spring flower from the garden
If the lilies of the valley have spread too far, it will be difficult to remove them from the garden.
To permanently destroy the plants, you need to carefully dig up the rhizomes. No bits of root should remain in the ground, as they will sprout again.
Don't throw faded flowers and root debris in the compost if you want to remove lily of the valley. The roots will also sprout and the seeds will germinate on the compost heap. Dispose of the plant remains in the garbage can.
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The genus Lily of the Valley belongs to the asparagus family and has no subspecies. But there are a number of breeds that differ in the color of the flowers, leaf color and size of the inflorescences.