Anyone who has African lilies in their garden can consider themselves lucky because, as the name suggests, these magnificent flowers are a real gem in any bed. If you can't get enough of them, you can breed your own offspring instead of buying expensive specimens.
And this is how it works:
- Prune off the flowers in early September when the seeds are ready to harvest. Pluck them off and put them in a bowl. You can recognize the seeds because they are long and black.
- Now prepare a bowl of potting soil. Scatter the still fresh seeds (do not let them dry) over the seed tray and cover them with just a very thin layer of soil.
- You should now place the bowl in a bright place where the temperature should be above 15 degrees. A conservatory would be ideal. Now patience is required. If the seedlings are five centimeters tall, then you must plant them separately.
Don't despair, African lilies take five years to flower for the first time.