How is it that a summer blooming lily bulb blooms right in time for the Easter season? After all, Easter can fall on a Sunday from the end of March through the end of April! I thought I'd ask an expert, the Easter Bunny, for help with this one.
"A tricky schedule it is, to make them bloom at just the right time! Easter Lily Bulbs are grown for 3 to 4 years, replanted each year in fields until they reach just the right size and maturity. Then, just as I deliver Easter baskets, Easter Lilies are delivered all over North America, to greenhouses just like Countryside. Once at Countryside, great care is taken to keep them from blooming too early. Lily buds are measured to determine how soon they will bloom and by adjusting the temperature in the greenhouses we are able to produce beautiful, pure white blooms in the nick of time."
I bet you didn't know the Easter Bunny had so much knowledge! "Here are some care tips for your Easter Lily: If your Lily is in a decorative container, be sure it has good drainage. Empty any standing water that might be in the bottom of the container or pot cover as Lilies, just like bunnies, don't like soggy feet. Once your Easter Lily has finished flowering you have a couple of choices; when the risk of frost has passed, plant your Lily outside, in a bright, sunny, well drained spot. Plant it at the same depth as it was in the pot. The leaves and stem will slowly turn brown, but in a few weeks new growth should come up from the base and, if you are lucky, it may even flower again in late summer. Otherwise, let your Lily go dormant in it's pot, store it over winter in a cool dry place and plant it outdoors next Spring. It will eventually, rebloom at its normal time in summer."
So there you have it, straight from the Easter Bunny!
Stop in for your Easter Lilies, Tulips, Hyacinths, Azaleas and so much more to make your home festive for the Holiday!
