How To Plant Lily Of The Valley Bare Roots. For bare-root plants called pips plan for early spring or fall planting. Plant with the pointed side facing upwards.
For bare-root plants called pips plan for early spring or fall planting. Replant your lily of the valley after every three years by digging out the roots. Chop the roots off with a knife and bury one bunch of roots at every 4-inch distance to avoid overcrowding.
To plant dig a trench 3 inches deep and up to 4 feet long.
Water thoroughly soaking the soil to settle it around the roots. For bare rooted plants soak the plants in water for half and hour to an hour before planting and then position them in the hole so that the top of the roots are about half a centimetre below the soil surface. The flower is also known as Our Ladys Tears since according to legend the tears Mary shed at the cross turned to Lily-of-the-Valley. The root system of a lily of the valley is quite extensive so choose a deeper pot than you would normally use for other bulbs plants.
