Why Won't My Lily of the Nile Bloom?

Rhizomes

• Lily of the Nile does not bloom if the plant roots or rhizomes are too crowded or too sparse. When crowded roots push up out of the ground, they cannot reach the soil nutrients. Divide the plant into smaller clumps for new plants. Lily of the Nile will not bloom if it has too few rhizomes to support both leaves and flowers.

Fertilizer

• Lily of the Nile thrives in fertile soil. Feed lightly with balanced liquid fertilizer during the growing season. Too much fertilizer, especially nitrogen, promotes lush foliage at the expense of flowers.

Disease

• When your lily of the Nile has few flowers, soft stems and pale leaves, it may have a fungus disease. Remove sick plants, aerate the soil and replant with disease-resistant varieties.