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Posted: Apr/22/2007 6:54 AM PST
All the other lily of the valley threads that I could find had to do with getting rid of it. I have a different problem. All of my other spring blooming perennials are coming up (columbine and bleeding heart) and I have other things starting. My lily of the valley that I planted in a raised bed is not doing anything. Is it because it is in a raised bed? (I thought they were hardy to zone 3 so I thought that it would be OK as I am zone 4 almost 5.) Is it too soon? 
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Posted: Apr/22/2007 7:03 AM PST
Mo, crocus, bleeding hearts, and columbines are the first to arrive. You can always brush a little soil away and look for signs of your lily-of-the valley, but I'm sure it'll announce its arrival soon. |
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Posted: Apr/22/2007 7:07 AM PST
Thank you Sweetle. I will be more patient! |
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Posted: Apr/25/2007 11:53 AM PST
This morning, I checked under the mulch and in the dirt and saw sprouts!!! 
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Posted: May/04/2007 1:30 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by bensmom98 This morning, I checked under the mulch and in the dirt and saw sprouts!!! As a child in the UK we had this perennial under some kind of bush. I loved it, it had a really sweet perfume, it came back faithfully every year in the spring, if I remember correctly. I checked your albums to see if there were any pictures of it BM, sadly not. 
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Posted: May/04/2007 3:37 PM PST
No not yet, but the sprouts are getting bigger. We are WAY behind this year becuase of our "prolonged" winter. |
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Posted: May/09/2007 12:47 PM PST
typically, LoV is not an early emerger, but is tough as nails.... so consider it a mid to late spring rite. |
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Posted: May/09/2007 12:56 PM PST
Oh, its coming along. The shoots are probably 2 inches now. |
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Posted: May/09/2007 5:28 PM PST
Come to think of it, it's May's birthday flower, so it must bloom in May. |
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Posted: May/09/2007 5:41 PM PST
Actually we had a HUGE "growing" day today. The shoots are more like 5 in long and starting to look like leaves and not shoots. |
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