Lilies are very diverse. To date, more than 2,000 varieties are known that differ in many parameters (plant height, number of leaves per stem, shape, color and number of flowers, etc.).
Probably no one likes them. The only difference is that one prefers Asian, and the other - OT hybrids or some other.
After planting a few bulbs in your garden and waiting for them to bloom, you may want to have more wonderful plants like lilies. Their reproduction is simple, it can be done in four ways.
1. Reproduction by babies
4 years after planting one plant, a whole nest is formed in this place, consisting of a mother bulb and daughter bulbs of different ages. It is better to seat them in the second half of August. Having dug from all sides, the nest must be carefully removed from the soil, trying to preserve the roots. If any disease is suspected, the bulbs can be kept in the Maxim solution for half an hour, and then planted in a prepared place. In the planting hole, it is necessary to make a mound, placing the bulb on it and straighten the roots of the lily. Reproduction by children is the easiestway.
2. Propagation by "bulbs"
In some types of lilies, buds are formed in the axils of the leaves, commonly called "bulbs". If left untouched, they will crumble and possibly sprout next season. If you collect and plant for growing, then the probability of obtaining new plants will increase significantly. On a prepared, composted, moistened place, you need to make a groove 2 cm deep and spread the lily bulbs at a certain distance. Reproduction in this way has one drawback - the flowering of plants with good care will come only in the 3rd year.
3. Reproduction by leaves
If you somehow got a lily (flower), its reproduction is possible with leaves. To do this, they need to be cut off with a sterile instrument at the very base. Immerse them for 6 hours in a solution of heteroauxin for 1/3 of the length. Then planted in a cold greenhouse to a depth of half a leaf. Water periodically and gently loosen the soil. After about 45 days, small bulbs, the size of a pea, form at the base of the leaves. In the spring they need to be planted in a garden bed for growing. For the winter, the landing site must be insulated, for example, with fallen leaves from he althy trees or compost.
4. Reproduction by scales
From a lily bulb, the reproduction of which you want to carry out at an accelerated pace, you can painlessly remove a few scales. To do this, you do not need to dig it out, just a little of itbare. Treat the resulting material with the drug "Maxim" or phytosporin. If it happens in spring or summer, then the scales can be planted in a penumbra. If it is autumn outside the window, then they need to be put in a bag, sprinkled with moistened sawdust, and tied. Place it in a cool shady place. After 2 months, you need to check whether the procedure was successful or not. If bulbs have formed at the base of the scales, then they must be planted in a pot with soil and put in the refrigerator until March. After the time has elapsed, set landing on a light windowsill.
5. Stem cuttings
Rarely found garden lily, the reproduction of which is extremely necessary, can be reproduced by stem cuttings. Its stem is cut off during the budding period, divided into fragments 7 cm long, the lower leaves are removed and rooted in moistened perlite. After a while, bulbs may form in the axils of the leaves.
In addition to the painted methods, one more variant of lily reproduction should be noted - propagation by seeds. This is a laborious procedure that has pluses (the offspring will be disease-free) and minuses (the resulting plants may differ from the mothers).
