"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.

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Chris Green