How to Grow and Care for the Stunning Turk Cap Lily

The Turk Cap Lily is a lovely six-petaled flower with gorgeous bright orange flowers and dark spots. It has a sleek, upward curve makes it seem like it is reaching for the sun. Below, at the base, the leaves combine green, yellow and muted green. These lovely perennial lilies can grow to between 3 and 7 feet tall and it's not unusual for a single plant to produce as many as up to 12 blossoms. Typically, they bloom from the early to mid-summer, and the blooms last up to a month. These lovely flowers do best growing in zones 5 through 8.

Benefits of Adding Turk Cap Lily to Your Garden

The flowers are very popular with bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Plant these lovely flowers as a landscape edge, and your backyard will soon be buzzing and fluttering with activity. Plants from bulbs form in the fall in rich, moist, wet, organic, slightly acidic soil.

Why Turk Cap Lily is a Must-Have for Your Flower Bed

Since Turk Cap Lily grows so high, plant it in the back of your garden as a cap to your backyard greenery. This vigorous plant still prefers to grow in at least light shade or filtered shade areas. It will grow in complete shade, but you will probably need to stake it as the plant will lean towards the sun.

If you live in the country, though, be sure to grow Turk Cap Lily in an area enclosed by a fence because deer love these precious blooms as snacks. While the plants prefer loamy, wet soil, ensure the soil drains and there is not too much water. Be sure to add 5-10-5 fertilizer to your soil if you want your plant to grow high and produce plenty of blooms. Water regularly in the first two years, less after that.

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Planting bare-root perennials is best in any season if they are dormant; we only sell dormant plants. Planting them year-round is also excellent if you can get dormant perennials. When your bare-root perennials arrive, soak the roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them. Lant by digging a hole wide enough to spread the roots comfortably and deep enough to place the top portion crown (where the roots meet the stem) at or slightly above ground level. Position the plant in the hole, backfill with native soil, and gently firm the soil around the roots—water well after planting to settle the soil around the plant and eliminate air. Apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch to keep weeds at bay and moisture locked in, keeping the mulch away from the crown. Irrigate plants regularly during the first few weeks of drought; never water in full sun, and water late in the evenings to ensure the roots are established well. Fertilize sparingly in the first year, using a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in subsequent years as needed.

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