Species Lilium, Easter Lily (Lilium longiflorum)

by Gabrielle Apr 9, 2007 12:12 PM

stamens

My Mom's yard, July, 2010

Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria, IL 4-6-07

Purchased from Carpinteria High School FFA -- 2nd year 7 lilies grew from just one.

4-2012 *Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI

Elegance illustrated

Even if the blooms begin to fade...

Easter Lily in my Backyard

Plant in my garden in flower in October in South Africa

A lily that I'm babysitting for my neighbor.

Orange pollen on stalks on inside of Easter Lily Flower. Grown indoors.

Easter Lily with white flowers blooming grown indoors.

Pristine white except for yellow anthers. Nicely fragrant; Makes a nice display in mixed perennials.

Blooms in June in zone 7b, sunny garden

Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria, IL 4-6-07

Seen here with old fashioned daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva)

My Mom's yard, July, 2010

4-2012 *Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI

Lilium Longiflorum 'Nellie White' - blooming Mother's day week! ("naturalized" in a large pot)

Easter Lily blooming naturally around Mother's Day 2013 - Lilium longiflorum

Anne's 'Christmas Lilies' in her mid December Waihi Garden, New Zealand

Up close and personal inside Easter Lily on 28 April 2014.

Reblooming Easter Lily on 4 August 2014.

Under the shade of a Kousa dogwood, an Easter Lily reblooms on 25 August 2014.

Lilium longiflorum 'Nellie White.' At Longwood Gardens. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens, an expert horticulturalist and plant enthusiast who gives lectures and classes around the USA including at Longwood Gardens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. Learn more about him and his love of all things horticulture at http://www.karlgercens.com/

I tried to count the number of blooms on my lily, but I can't count that far! It's so white and pretty, and I haven't done anything for it, no fertilizer, no mulch, no watering. Simply beautiful!