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These true lilies, not to be confused with daylilies (Hemerocallis), calla lilies (Zantedeschia), or water lilies (Nymphaea), will come back year after year if the bulbs are cared for correctly ...
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.
Here’s how to grow peace lilies, including how to water, fertilize and repot these easy-care houseplants.
Lilium nepalense, the lily of Nepal, [2] is an Asian plant species in the lily family. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby regions: northern Thailand, northern Myanmar, Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Uttarakhand, Tibet, and Yunnan. [1] It can be found growing on wet forest borders at 1,200 to 3,000 m (3,900 to 9,800 ft). [3]
The references to the time of day reflect the opening times of the flowers, opening late and closing at night or in cloudy conditions. The star names indicate the arrangement of the petals and bird's milk is a literal translation of ornithogalum. [19] [20] [21] It has also been called dove's dung, equating it with a plant described in the bible.
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]
The inflorescence bears 2–12 showy fragrant funnel-shaped flowers on a 'naked' (leafless) stem, which gives it the common name of naked-lady-lily. The pink flowers which may be up to 10cm in length, appear in the autumn before the leaves (hysteranthy) which are narrow and strap shaped. [4] [5]
Cut the spike two or three nodes below the lowest flower, and the orchid may bloom again in as soon as 8 to 12 weeks. “There’s a 50% chance a new stalk will grow from the old one,” Kondrat says.