Lilium longiflorum
Easter Lily, Trumpet Lily
Easter Lily, Trumpet Lily
Type Perennial
Hardy range 7A to 9A
Height 12" to 39" / 30cm to 100cm
Growth rate Average
Form Columnar and upright or erect
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Hardy range 7A to 9A
Height 12" to 39" / 30cm to 100cm
Growth rate Average
Form Columnar and upright or erect
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Bloom Color White
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are fragrant, showy and suitable for cut flowers.
Bloom Time Summer
The flowers are fragrant, showy and suitable for cut flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is an acidic to alkaline (less than 6.8 to more than 7.7) soil.
This plant tolerates drought.
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is an acidic to alkaline (less than 6.8 to more than 7.7) soil.
Leaf Color Green
This plant has attractive foliage.
This plant has attractive foliage.
Culture Notes
This plant is often forced in greenhouses for the Easter season. They can be grown most any time of the year under glass if they have been cold treated for flowering. In the landscape, this plant can form new bulbs by dividing the plant in the fall. This lily is not as hardy as other types. One should not plant this lily with other types of lilies because it may transmit a virus. This lily is also very drought intolerant.
This plant is often forced in greenhouses for the Easter season. They can be grown most any time of the year under glass if they have been cold treated for flowering. In the landscape, this plant can form new bulbs by dividing the plant in the fall. This lily is not as hardy as other types. One should not plant this lily with other types of lilies because it may transmit a virus. This lily is also very drought intolerant.
