The neighbor has lots of lilies of the valley in his garden, but you don't have any? Would you like to transplant spring flowers in your own garden? The robust perennial can be easily moved. What you should consider when transplanting.
How can lilies of the valley be transplanted successfully?
To successfully transplant lily of the valley, carefully dig up a rhizome and prepare a new planting hole with compost soil. Insert the rhizome with the eyes facing upwards, cover it with soil and water it well. The best time for transplanting is autumn or spring.
Lilies of the valley are very robust
Lilies of the valley are probably one of the most robust spring flowers ever. There are few ways to permanently destroy the spring flowers, so some gardeners consider them a real pest.
It is easy to transplant lilies of the valley. Most of the rhizomes will sprout vigorously again at the new location.
The best time to transplant
Basically, you can dig up a rhizome from your own garden at any time and put it in a new location. You are not allowed to take any root pieces from the wild!
However, the best time for transplanting is autumn or spring. In summer there is a risk that the earth will dry out too much.
If you would like to grow lily of the valley in a pot, get the rhizome out of the ground in November.
How to transplant lilies of the valley
- Dig up rhizome
- prepare new planting hole
- Insert rhizome
- cover with soil
- pour on
Place a digging fork (€139.00 on Amazon) deep into the ground at the location of the lily of the valley and lift the soil slightly. You can see the rhizomes in the soil. Break off small pieces of it.
If you no longer want any lilies of the valley to grow in the current location, you have to completely remove all the roots from the ground, as even the smallest pieces will sprout again.
Prepare the new planting site by digging a hole approximately ten centimeters deep and amending the soil with compost. Now place the rhizome piece with the eyes facing upwards in the planting hole and pour soil over it.
Care for lily of the valley after transplanting
In the first few weeks you should water regularly so that the rhizomes grow. This will be unnecessary later.
If you have fertilized the soil with compost, you only need to add new fertilizer after two years.
Tip
Lily of the valley has a reputation for having a beneficial effect on the growth of berry bushes. Place a few plants under raspberries or currants. They form dense carpets and prevent weeds from growing under the bushes.