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QUESTION: I have a new home with new loose soil I have always hedged the outside of my homes with Calli Lilies and never remember them laying over after the blooms are gone. I brought them in last year and replanted but they have fallen over again. What can I do to make them stay up?

ANSWER: There could be several reasons why they flop over.  The first question is what Zone are you?  They are not cold hardy for any zone that gets colder than 50 degrees F.  They do go into a period of dormancy.  The bulbs could be planted too deep or too shallow.  There could be mealy bugs attacking the bulbs, under the soil surface.  They might not be receiving enough sunlight, where they are planted.  They could be over watered, or under watered.  Unless I receive more info, I can't help you narrow it down.  But this is a good start.  Let me know if I can help you.  Sorry I wasn't much help, but there could be several causes and I need your help narrowing down the possibilities.

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QUESTION: Mid North Ohio and they are on the north east and north west sides of my home the used to be on the east side of my old home. They used to be in heavy clay and now it is nice top and peat. No Bugs are harming them to my knowledge.
I usually bring them all in. I am planting them 2 inches down. Maybe I need to go deeper. Thanks for trying to help. Gayle

Answer
Once a flower has bloomed it begins to go into dormancy, because it has completed its life's cycle.  My Calli's do that once that have bloomed, if I don't dead head them before they start to go to seed. And then I let them dry out and store them for the winter.  I always make sure mine get full sun (South Exposure) so your's could not be receiving enough light and they are stretching for the sunlight. A good rule of thumb for planting bulbs and there depth should be three times the height of the bulb.  Ex:  a 1-2 in tall bulb should be planted 3-6 in down.  So you could have planted them too shallow.  Anyway, since you should be getting ready to bring them in for the winter, try again next year with planting them deeper, making sure to dead head as soon as the blooms begin to fade, before they are pollinated and go to seed.  And if that still makes them floppy, you might need to relocate them to a southern location the following year.  I hope this helps.