Species Lilium, Easter Lily

Very easy to grow even in poor soils.
In my area they are planted outdoors in the autumn and flower in late May.
They die d...Read Moreown in the summer.
Light frost and snow may not affect foliage, but can cause great harm in the following blooming (the flower buds are destroyed, even before appearing).

I got some several years ago and planted them; they come up each year and bloom around August.

Planted this one in my sunny garden after Easter in 2002. It has bloomed the last two summers.

I do know that the lily blooms in the sun but because I have very little sun, I had to put it in the shade and they did beautifully. Of ...Read Morecourse they are leaning out to catch that glimpse of sun, but every one of them bloomed. I also get mine from church every easter. They stay in the ground and when they finish blooming slowly die back to nothing and what a surprise in the spring.

I love this plant! All of my bulbs came from a nursery, my mother's cousin (I suppose that makes him my cousin as well doesn't it? LOL) r...Read Moreuns in Springhill, LA that specializes in these and poinsettias (sp?). Any that he doesn't sell to his retail sellers after Easter he throws away and I have gotten him into the habit of saving them for me. I have some bulbs that produce 12 to 15 blooms per and they seem to multiply faithfully in this area. I love their fragrance!
Blessed, by free and faithful bulbs, Dan Brown, Elm Grove, LA

I've grown Easter Lilies in mid-Michigan for years. It is correct that they don't get as tall but mine have always put out beautiful fra...Read Moregrant flowers every year. After the store bought plant has finished blooming I plant it outdoors and cut it back also. More people should give it a try.

Zone 9a, South Louisiana

I brought home three "orphans" from a local grocery store/florist in 2001 (freebies!), planted th...Read Moreem together in a large pot on the patio, wished 'em luck and went on my way. They are perfectly happy in the full hot sun, enjoying my neglect.

This year there are 8 plants in that pot (I plan to divide them after they die back) which grew to about three feet tall and produced 6 - 8 glorious trumpets each, from May 4 to May 18.

As to the toxicity of the plant, yes, they are toxic, and not just to cats. But I've never had a cat nibble any of my lilies. My own cat, Susan, showed no interest in them at all. Our dog, Stupid, likes to munch in my gardens, but he avoids poison plants on his own, and ignores the lilies altogether.

I bring home at least one each year from my church.I now have a bed full.They always bloom but not at always at Easter.This year they ha...Read Moreve just finished.I find them very hearty.

Agree. We received it as a gift in March 2002 - a store bought type. After it was done blooming, I planted it in the flowerbed (full su...Read Moren). Cut it to ground and it all but disappeared for the rest of 2002. Come spring 2003 and it springs back to life with full force. Grew strong than last year with multiple stems, and gave us beautiful flowers (11 total count). See 3rd and 4th photos posted above.

From Zone 3 in Northern Wisconsin:

Instead of throwing out Easter Lilies after Easter, we have found that it is very simpl...Read Moree to rest them by letting them die back, and planting them in the garden in spring. Ours have multiplied and bloom every year. However, this far north they do not grow back to the same height as they do when bought from stores before Easter. Ours have choosen to grow to about 1' tall.

Hearing they are toxic to cats is news to me, because we have to keep the wild rabbits from chewing on the blossoms!

They have become a nice addition to our rock garden, and we never dig them out in the fall.

All parts of Easter lilies and several other types of lilies are very poisonous to cats if injested by cats. They cause kidney failure in cats.