humBill wrote:

They should be butted against the pot, at kinda sorta 30 degrees or so,

Please don't top-post, it makes having a conversation difficult.

growing end towards the middle and not covered up, clay type soil.

That's really for lotuses. Lilies don't all have a "growing end". They
grow from any crown, which might be at an end, or in the middle.

The most vital thing to know about lilies is that the growing crown _must_
be above the soil surface. If you plant a lily and it does nothing all
year, it's almost guaranteed that you planted it too deep.
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