Newly divided lilies

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Hey everyone! I pulled a hugely overgrown lily out of the front yard pond and divided it. I threw out some old bulb pieces but got five new plants with new growth. I am kind of a novice with lilies and wondering if they are slow to grow due to the shock of division? I fertilized them. They seem to be growing very slowly, compared to lilies in the past. Also, the leaves seem really small. Should I have discarded some of the new starts? Or is this how they are?
 

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Keep them in warm shallow water, sun, fertilize they will take off. Make sure the grow tip is not covered up
 
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Ahhhhh - so I should have them in more shallow water than normal? Then gradually move deeper, I guess?
 

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Ahhhhh - so I should have them in more shallow water than normal? Then gradually move deeper, I guess?
That is what I do with new lilies esp if small. Shallow warmer more sun. It helps, even my over wintered ones I leave shallow until they start to grow then send deeper. Esp if I do a hard groom on them.
 

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