Image: How to Plant a Blood Lily Bulb at the Correct Depth
Published: September 27, 2026 at 8:50:33 AM UTC
See how to plant a Blood Lily bulb at the correct depth, with a close-up visual showing bulb placement 10–15 cm (4–6 in) deep in garden soil.
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A landscape-format, close-up gardening image showing a person planting a large brown bulb in dark, freshly worked soil. The bulb is centered slightly to the right and is being held upright by two gloved hands. It is broadly rounded with a tapered, dry neck at the top, layered brown and reddish-brown papery outer surfaces, and fine dried roots visible around its base. The gardener wears light beige fabric gloves with textured dark green coating over the palms and fingers. Only the person's forearms and a small portion of dark clothing are visible near the upper-right edge. The bulb is positioned at the bottom of a roughly excavated planting hole surrounded by loose, clumpy, dark brown soil. To the left of the bulb, a white instructional depth graphic consists of two dashed horizontal lines connected by a vertical double-headed arrow. Readable white text beside the arrow states "10–15 cm" and, on the line below, "(4–6 in)". In the lower-left foreground, a small metal garden trowel lies diagonally on the soil, with its wooden handle extending out of the left edge. Its silver-colored blade is partly covered with soil and shows visible dirt and surface marks from use. On the left side of the composition, a mature flowering plant is shown growing from the soil. It has a thick upright green stalk, broad glossy green leaves, and a large spherical red to orange-red flower head composed of many fine radiating filaments tipped with small yellow-orange structures. The flower provides a visual example of the mature plant associated with the bulb, although the image itself does not establish whether the flowering plant and loose bulb are botanically identical. Additional green foliage appears along the right edge and across the softly blurred background. The background suggests a densely planted outdoor garden bed in bright daylight, with patches of sunlight and shallow depth of field. The main visual emphasis is on the bulb, the gardener's hands, the planting hole, and the depth measurement, clearly illustrating bulb placement at a depth of 10–15 cm (4–6 in).
The image is related to: Blood Lily: A Complete Guide to Growing It in Your Own Garden