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Growing a Lily as Tall as Me
Tall lily, or am I just short?
I stand proudly at 5'2", not tall by many standards, but to a lily, tall by many measures.
But my lily said nope and chose to compete with me. And it really grew as tall as me.
I mean, when I think of a lily, I don’t usually envision a tall plant, but clearly, I was wrong. Cause just look at it.
This lily started off as a three- to four-inch sapling, and this is how much it has grown within a year. So, I am fairly impressed.
I think this one is a wild lily. A kind neighbour of mine gifted me the plant, saying she got it from her village. This means this was a wild card; I had no idea what exactly I was growing.
So, you can only imagine my surprise when, every week, the plant just kept growing.
And if you are worried about the single dingle of a stem breaking off, like I was, cease your worries. The stem is surprisingly sturdy.
But this dingle is now making me wonder whether I was supposed to pinch the plant?
