Easter Lily question

[Jimbo]

I am in zone 9B/10a. I have been raising red amaryllis successfully for a
few years. Last spring I bought ten Easter Lily plants in bloom right after
easter. I put them in somewhat larger pots, adding the best miracle gro
potting soil. The red amaryllis are enduring the summer just fine, as usual,
however almost all the easter lillies have (or appear to have) died. Are
they really dead, or will they sprout again in the spring like tulip bulbs?
I am under the impression easter Lillies can't take direct sun, unlike the
red amaryllis, so I have kept them in the shade under a tree.
I think the Easter Lillies are close cousins of the red amaryllis, are they
not? (But then the red amaryllis does have a different shape, not having any
central plant stalk)

[Pam - gardengal]

"Jimbo" > wrote in message
...
> I am in zone 9B/10a. I have been raising red amaryllis successfully for a
> few years. Last spring I bought ten Easter Lily plants in bloom right
after
> easter. I put them in somewhat larger pots, adding the best miracle gro
> potting soil. The red amaryllis are enduring the summer just fine, as
usual,
> however almost all the easter lillies have (or appear to have) died. Are
> they really dead, or will they sprout again in the spring like tulip
bulbs?
> I am under the impression easter Lillies can't take direct sun, unlike the
> red amaryllis, so I have kept them in the shade under a tree.
> I think the Easter Lillies are close cousins of the red amaryllis, are
they
> not? (But then the red amaryllis does have a different shape, not having
any
> central plant stalk)
>

By "last spring" do you mean this past Easter? If so, Easter lilies (Lilium
longiflorum) are typically greenhouse grown and forced into bloom for that
particular season. In a garden setting their bloom time will be
significantly later, generally mid to late June here in the PNW. As with all
true lilies, once their bloom time is over, the stalks will slowly dry up
and when totally brown and dry, can be removed. If drainage is correct (very
important with most true lilies), the bulb will produce a new shoot early
next spring and bloom at its proper time.

Lilies and amaryllis are not really very closely related - two separate
plant families entirely (Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae).

pam - gardengal

[vsiddali]

I am in northern suburb of Washington D.C., think it is zone 6a may
be. I planted many Asiatic lilyis(sp?) and they were doing just fine
for a while. I got interested in flowers when I saw the flowers on
Princes Diana's casket. I wanted to plant them and I did. But slowly
they are becoming smaller group. The pink one I think Star Gazer was
absolutely beautifull but, they start by leaves turning to yellow and
slowly they do not come the next year any more. The pink one is gone
and now the white ones (oh they are so gargeous and smell so good,
right now they are in bloom) are also experiencing the same. I am
afraid I am going to loose'm all. What do I do?


"Jimbo" > wrote in message >...
> I am in zone 9B/10a. I have been raising red amaryllis successfully for a
> few years. Last spring I bought ten Easter Lily plants in bloom right after
> easter. I put them in somewhat larger pots, adding the best miracle gro
> potting soil. The red amaryllis are enduring the summer just fine, as usual,
> however almost all the easter lillies have (or appear to have) died. Are
> they really dead, or will they sprout again in the spring like tulip bulbs?
> I am under the impression easter Lillies can't take direct sun, unlike the
> red amaryllis, so I have kept them in the shade under a tree.
> I think the Easter Lillies are close cousins of the red amaryllis, are they
> not? (But then the red amaryllis does have a different shape, not having any
> central plant stalk)

[Christopher Green]

"Jimbo" > wrote in message >...
> I am in zone 9B/10a. I have been raising red amaryllis successfully for a
> few years. Last spring I bought ten Easter Lily plants in bloom right after
> easter. I put them in somewhat larger pots, adding the best miracle gro
> potting soil. The red amaryllis are enduring the summer just fine, as usual,
> however almost all the easter lillies have (or appear to have) died. Are
> they really dead, or will they sprout again in the spring like tulip bulbs?
> I am under the impression easter Lillies can't take direct sun, unlike the
> red amaryllis, so I have kept them in the shade under a tree.
> I think the Easter Lillies are close cousins of the red amaryllis, are they
> not? (But then the red amaryllis does have a different shape, not having any
> central plant stalk)

They're not closely related, they're different families. The amaryllis
(actually Hippeastrum, unless you have something like A. belladonna)
bulbs are much more tolerant of summer conditions. And Easter lilies
are forced for Easter (if left to their own devices, they'd bloom in
June) and often don't survive the experience. True lilies of any kind
need a green thumb in summer-dry climates.

--
Chris Green

[Lee]

(Christopher Green) wrote in message news> > They're not closely related, they're different families. The amaryllis
> (actually Hippeastrum, unless you have something like A. belladonna)
> bulbs are much more tolerant of summer conditions. And Easter lilies
> are forced for Easter (if left to their own devices, they'd bloom in
> June) and often don't survive the experience. True lilies of any kind
> need a green thumb in summer-dry climates.

Several years ago a friend gave me a pot of Easterlillies from the
florist. I enjoyed them until they gave up the ghost and left them in
the pot in a secluded place in the solarium. One day while cleaning up
the area i decided i'd just stick them in the ground and if they lived
fine and if not.. tough! As you can see, i was/am ignorant of handling
Easter Lillies!
The next spring they began coming up and bloomed every year since and
rpagated something awsome!!! on or before Mother's day! and what a
wonderful scent for a long time of blooms! The bulbs i bought to my
new home drowned from an extremely wet season and i am without them
now. I surely do miss them.
lee h

[Lee]

(Christopher Green) wrote in message news> > They're not closely related, they're different families. The amaryllis
> (actually Hippeastrum, unless you have something like A. belladonna)
> bulbs are much more tolerant of summer conditions. And Easter lilies
> are forced for Easter (if left to their own devices, they'd bloom in
> June) and often don't survive the experience. True lilies of any kind
> need a green thumb in summer-dry climates.

Several years ago a friend gave me a pot of Easterlillies from the
florist. I enjoyed them until they gave up the ghost and left them in
the pot in a secluded place in the solarium. One day while cleaning up
the area i decided i'd just stick them in the ground and if they lived
fine and if not.. tough! As you can see, i was/am ignorant of handling
Easter Lillies!
The next spring they began coming up and bloomed every year since and
rpagated something awsome!!! on or before Mother's day! and what a
wonderful scent for a long time of blooms! The bulbs i bought to my
new home drowned from an extremely wet season and i am without them
now. I surely do miss them.
lee h

[Zemedelec]

You might try growing Phillipine lilies---they love New Orleans weather and
partia al sun, look very much like Easter lilies but bloom in midsummer, and
grow
zemedelec

[Zemedelec]

You might try growing Phillipine lilies---they love New Orleans weather and
partia al sun, look very much like Easter lilies but bloom in midsummer, and
grow
zemedelec

[Pam - gardengal]

"Jimbo" > wrote in message
...
> I am in zone 9B/10a. I have been raising red amaryllis successfully for a
> few years. Last spring I bought ten Easter Lily plants in bloom right
after
> easter. I put them in somewhat larger pots, adding the best miracle gro
> potting soil. The red amaryllis are enduring the summer just fine, as
usual,
> however almost all the easter lillies have (or appear to have) died. Are
> they really dead, or will they sprout again in the spring like tulip
bulbs?
> I am under the impression easter Lillies can't take direct sun, unlike the
> red amaryllis, so I have kept them in the shade under a tree.
> I think the Easter Lillies are close cousins of the red amaryllis, are
they
> not? (But then the red amaryllis does have a different shape, not having
any
> central plant stalk)
>

By "last spring" do you mean this past Easter? If so, Easter lilies (Lilium
longiflorum) are typically greenhouse grown and forced into bloom for that
particular season. In a garden setting their bloom time will be
significantly later, generally mid to late June here in the PNW. As with all
true lilies, once their bloom time is over, the stalks will slowly dry up
and when totally brown and dry, can be removed. If drainage is correct (very
important with most true lilies), the bulb will produce a new shoot early
next spring and bloom at its proper time.

Lilies and amaryllis are not really very closely related - two separate
plant families entirely (Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae).

pam - gardengal