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Lilium formosanum, a closely related species from Taiwan, has been treated as a variety of Easter lily in the past. It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high. It bears a number of trumpet-shaped, white, fragrant, and outward-facing flowers. This species, along with most other true lilies, are highly toxic to cats. [1]
Lilies — Asiatic, Oriental, day or water — are a good investment for style, colors, longevity and beauty. Colorful lilies will last you far beyond Easter. Here are some tips for their care.
Here’s how to grow and care for Easter lilies. It's easy to keep these Easter flowers blooming, and you can plant them outdoors after the blooms fade.
Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily, [2] fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.
Beaumontia grandiflora, the Easter lily vine, herald's trumpet, or Nepal trumpet flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. [2] It is native to the eastern Indian Subcontinent, southern China, and mainland Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to a number of locales in Central America. [1]
A week before the last frost date, begin to “harden off” plants by placing them outdoors for incrementally longer periods each day. When to start planting seeds indoors? Check your frost date
Most of the summer-flowering species will tolerate frost down to −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F) when dormant in winter, provided they are kept dry. They flower best if given both sun exposure and moisture in summer. [6] [14] Eucomis regia grows in winter and flowers in early spring.