How to Take Care of a Lollipop Asiatic Lily Flower

Lollipop is a variety of Asiatic lily that grows to 36 inches in height and blooms in early summer. Lollipop's flowers are white with dusty red edges and coordinate well with other summer bedding plants. Lollipop is hardy to USDA zones 3 through 8. Plant your easy-to-grow Lollipop Asiatic lily bulb in the fall in an area with full sun.

Things You'll Need

• Spade
• Compost or manure
• Sand
• Rake
• Liquid fungicide
• Container
• Paper towel
• Mulch
• Fertilizer

Instructions

1. Prepare the planting area by digging it up to a depth of 10 inches. Add 3 inches of compost or well-rotted manure, and mix it in with the existing soil. If drainage is poor, add 3 inches of coarse sand. Rake the bed until it is smooth.

2. Pour the fungicide into a container that is deep enough to cover the bulbs.

3. Dip the Lollipop bulbs into the fungicide for 20 seconds. Set them on a paper towel until all of them have been dipped.

4. Plant the Lollipop Asiatic lily bulbs 8 inches deep and 6 inches apart.

5. Water the bulbs until the top 10 inches of soil is moist. The bulbs don't require a lot of water until the foliage reaches 3 inches tall, but don't allow the soil to completely dry out. Keep it slightly moist at all times.

6. Cover the planting area with 3 inches of mulch, and rake it back at the first sign of growth in late spring.

7. Fertilize the lilies with 5-10-10 fertilizer when the foliage reaches 3 inches tall. Apply the fertilizer at the rate suggested on the package for flowering plants.

References

• Nature Hills Nursery: Lollipop Asiatic Lily
• University of Minnesota Extension: Selecting Lilies For Your Garden
• The Lily Garden: Growing Lilies