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Three words that describe lily-of the-valley are beautiful, reliable, and fragrant. Its delightful sweet smelling, spring flowers are reason enough to grow them, but lily-of the-valley also offers reliable solutions to problem areas of the garden.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I live in Massachusetts; do I need to cut back my lily of the valley patch? It is fall and a lot of the leaves have died back or are turning yellow.
Some are still green. This is a new house, new garden, I don't want to kill anything! Thanks!Living in Massachusetts you will need to prepare these plants for winter.
These are hardy plants that thrive in USDA zones 2-7/9. Your plants should not require very much care except occasional trimming of dead or yellow leaves.
I'm painting my house and want to mow down the lily of the valley and weeds. Will they return next year if I mow?
By T.
Yes you can. I mow mine down a few months after they bloom. They have always come back. Also,remember to divide them every few years. They multiply fairly fast.
Can lily of the valley be cut back after blooming or do you have some type of weed control for lily of the valley?
Leave the foliage alone. Lily of the Valley is easy to grow
Lily of the valley can be quite evasive. It also is poisonous to animals. I started with a small amount and now it has taken over in a section of my garden.
My husband mowed down my lily of the valley in late summer in northern Michigan. This year the leaves seem smaller and the flowers are also short. I have another area that he didn't cut and there is a big difference between the two.
Should they be left to die on their own in the fall, do they need the green leaf to feed the root as with spring bulbs.I would leave them alone. I would also divide them if they seem to be too crowded.
Let the tops die back and then cut off. Take up every two years or so and transplant the babies.
I planted my lilies of the valley 3 years ago in a semi shade spot. The white flowers are coming every spring, but they are very tiny and not flagrant.
What I'm doing wrong? The flowers did spread a little during the years. Thank you.I find it very odd that your lilies do not have a nice fragrance as this is one of their strong points. Flowers are supposed to be small so I am not sure what you are referring to in size.
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I have mail order lily of the valley. I had to trim off lots and lots of roots. If I plant the root without the pips will they develop pips or should I just toss them out?
By Carol
How do you grow convallaria lily of the valley? I have got the bare roots, when do you plant them and what do you do with them?
By Carol S
Hello,
My lilly of the valley are in morning sun & afternoon shade. They are in, around & behind the iris. Mostly they like shade. Plant them in shade & you should be fine.
