Lily

Lily

Lilium

Plant outdoors 4 weeks before your first fall frost. Space plants 8 in (20 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Fall Planting (Bulbs)

From bulbsRecommended
  1. Plant outdoors4 weeks before your first fall frost
  2. First harvestthe next spring, about 45 days after your last spring frost

Optimal Spring Planting (Bulbs)

From bulbs
  1. Plant outdoorsaround your last spring frost

Growing lily

Spacing in the row
8 in (20 cm)
Between rows
12 in (30 cm)
Planting depth
6 inches
Sun
Full Sun
Mature height
2-4 ft
Hardy to
USDA zone 4
Life cycle
Perennial

Feeding

How often
Once a year, in early spring. Feed a balanced or low-nitrogen fertilizer as the shoots emerge; heavy nitrogen gives leaves at the expense of flowers.

Your lily, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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