This post, “Easter Lilies” was written for my WordPress blog called Always Growing by Jan in Covington, Louisiana
As I have said before, in the last few years, I have wanted to have in my garden plants that my mother or grandmothers had in theirs. Plants that I planted last year for the first time were Easter Lilies. I remember as a small child that my mother had a bed of them. I bought about 25 bulbs from Brent & Becky’s and planted them in early April. They sprouted up immediately and bloomed in late May to early June. They usually bloom a little earlier than that here, but I planted them a little late. They did not last quite as long because of the heat, but I was satisfied with their performance.
Since I never have grown lilies before, I did not know what to expect. Last summer they grew like crazy. The plants got big and lush. In late October, they were still going strong – no going dormant or dying back. One of my friends, whose relatives grew Easter Lilies in the 1950’s for commercial growers, told me I needed to cut them back so they would go dormant. I did cut them back, but it seemed like in no time at all, they were growing back up.
They are now about 10 to 12 inches high. I am looking forward to what they are going to look like this spring. In driving around the older neighborhoods, last year, I was pleasantly surprised to see these old-fashioned flowers growing in people’s gardens. It sure did bring back pleasant childhood memories.
Easter Lilies in January.
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