- Lack of flowers due to wrong winter quarters
- African lilies only bloom with enough nutrients
- Give African lilies enough time after division
- tips and tricks
In the free nature of South Africa, the plants of the African lily can grow almost indefinitely due to the reproductive roots. As a container plant in Central Europe, on the other hand, the African lily needs some care in order to bloom repeatedly and magnificently.
Lack of flowers due to wrong winter quarters
The African lily is cultivated in this country in evergreen and herbaceous species. However, all different types of African lilies are best overwintered at a temperature between 0 and 7 degrees Celsius. While lower temperatures can mean the end of African lilies, overly warm winter quarters can mean a flowerless season next summer. So choose the right room to hibernate by carefully checking the even temperature there with a thermometer.
African lilies only bloom with enough nutrients
In the case of African lilies, there can be different reasons for a lack of nutrients and a resulting lack of flowers:
- lack of fertilization
- a rooted pot and the resulting little substrate
- the exhausting formation of seeds
Between April and August you can fertilize your African lily with a special foliar fertilizer or ordinary complete fertilizer over the soil. Since the roots of African lilies spread a lot over the years, the planter can become completely rooted. In such a case, you should divide the propagation when repotting in the spring. Wilted inflorescences should always be cut off immediately, otherwise the ripening of the seeds consumes a lot of growth energy.
Give African lilies enough time after division
Directly after the division, it is quite possible that African lilies do not bloom again immediately in the first and second year. This is quite normal and should not unsettle you or motivate you to over-fertilize the plants. Therefore, always choose the planter large enough so that you don't have to divide and repot the plants as often.
tips and tricks
The plant pots should be large enough for the African lily, but a certain narrowness also stimulates flowering. Therefore, try to find a balance between a long, undivided time in a pot and the plants' need for tight roots.