A rain shower for the lilies

Bianca van de Wetering

01-10-2021

Now that summer has ended and it will rain more often, you may be wondering if that will hurt your beautiful blooming lilies. That depends a bit on whether you have orientals or asians outside. Orientals are the fragrant lilies and Asians are the odorless ones. The orientals generally have more pollen on their stamens. With a rain shower this will transfer to the petals. That is of course a shame. You can prevent this by temporarily placing your lily under a shelter. This will not be necessary for most Asians. Asians generally have much less pollen and most of them will not emit any of the petals. A shower is therefore no problem for the odorless Asian lilies. There are also lilies without pollen, for example the orange, odorless Asian Tiny Double You. These can also easily have a rain shower. And the lilies freshen up wonderfully. Take a look at that beautiful drops that remain after a shower. How wonderful …