care of arum lilies in winter

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  1. hunybunz

    hunybunz Apprentice Gardener

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    after the frosts got to my arum lily it destroyed the leaves so i cut them back to where the leaves emerged .still getting severe frosts and dont know what to do with it,it looks awful and i dont know if it will survive.
    can anyone please help.
     
  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I assume you are growing the white one in a pond.
    If so as long as the plant itself is below ice level the crown of the plant will survive.
    The coloured ones are more tender and really should be lifted in winter.
     
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    hunybunz Apprentice Gardener

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    the lily is in very moist soil at the bottom of the garden .i cut it back to 8 inches high .stupid of me doing it probably
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    No, my guess is if its the white one, it will probably be OK.
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    [ March 11, 2005, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]
     
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    The first year I grew one I thought I'd lost it over winter it disapeared into a disgusting brown mush. I decided to dig it up and there it was hidding six inches below the surface, it not only survived but moved house with me and was nearly 3 feet tall last summer.Clear up the mush and wait for warmed weather you may be suprised.
     
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