Lily of the valley can easily be grown in well-draining pots filled with standard potting mix. The containers can be any material. Potted plants can be moved to a sheltered location to overwinter.
Why grow Lily of the valley in a pot?
Container growing lily of the valley plants ensures that the rhizomes have nowhere to spread, while still giving you that heavenly scent. And since it’s in a pot, you can move that scent wherever you like.
When you plant lily of the valley in a container it’s best to have a pot that is taller than it is wide; it will be better able to accommodate lily of the valley’s long roots. Remove the pips from the bucket, and trim their roots if the pot is not tall enough for them.
When we were researching we ran into the inquiry “How do you plant a lily of the valley in soil?”.
Moisten standard, loam-based potting soil, and place a small amount of it in the bottom of an 8- to 10-inch-diameter plant pot that has bottom drainage holes. A pot that is taller than it is wide is best; it will accommodate lily of the valley’s long roots.
A inquiry we ran across in our research was “Can Lily of the valley pips be planted indoors?”.
Bundles of lily of the valley pips commonly are available in late fall for planting outdoors or growing indoors in pots.
How does a lily of the valley reproduce?
Lily of the valley is beautiful, but sometimes it can get a little out of hand. The plant grows from rhizomes – fleshy underground stems – and it reproduces itself by branching them out in every direction and putting up new shoots. With good soil, it can get downright aggressive and push out neighboring plants.
How do Lilies of the valley spread?
As an invasive plant species, it can easily double its numbers each year. The plants spread via underground stolons and rhizomes. Divide each lily of the valley plant every 2 to 4 years, or when the plant becomes crowded or outgrows its landscape area.
Is a lily of the valley a bulb?
Unlike other plants commonly grown indoors out of season, or forced, lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is not a bulb.
Where to buy Lily of the valley rhizomes?
You can also buy the rhizomes from garden centers much like you’d buy bulbs. When growing lily of the valley in pots, try to pick a container that’s deeper than it is wide to accommodate its long roots. It’s okay to trim a few inches off the roots if they don’t fit in your pot, but no more.