How to Grow and Care for Oxblood lily

Oxblood lily thrives in well-drained soil with full to partial sun exposure, making it suitable for a variety of garden settings. Watering should mimic its natural habitat, which involves dry summers and wet falls. Special care should be given to its dormancy period after flowering, when watering needs to be reduced. Avoid soggy conditions to prevent bulb rot.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Oxblood lily

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6-7.5

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Oxblood lily features striking 2-inch-wide (ca. 5 cm) trumpet-shaped, brilliant red flowers that grow on 15-inch-tall (ca. 38 cm) stalks without leaves in late summer. Each flower blooms for 2 to 3 days, but the plant continues producing flowers over about a month. The narrow green leaves, resembling grass, measure about 8 to 10 inches long (20 to 25 cm), emerging in fall and persisting until mid-spring before the plant enters summer dormancy. This bulb is adaptable to most soils with good drainage, in full sun or partial shade.