"Jimbo" wrote in message
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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