With names like Oriental, stargazers, and trumpet their names are evocative of far away places, dreams, and musicality. Over the centuries, lilies have come to symbolize desired virtues like hope, faith, purity, innocence and aspirational meanings like prosperity, wealth and pride. They are also a sign of remembrance. White lilies have long symbolized purity and chastity, making them a traditional flower for weddings, Easter and birthdays. Tiger lilies in deep shades of orange symbolize wealth and pride.
They are great for new graduates, promotions and congratulations. Pink stargazer lilies reflect the blush of youth. They're a great way to express birthday wishes for the young at heart. Red lilies express passionate love and desire, a favorite on Valentine's Day and Anniversaries! As a symbol of royalty and admiration, regal purple lilies are perfect for special occasions and to say congratulations! Old wives tales suggest you can determine the gender of an unborn child simply by offering a rose and a lily.
If she accepts the rose it's a girl, the lily it's a boy. Dreaming of lilies means the time is right to act upon a long held plan. They are also the May birth flower, the 30 th anniversary flower, and state flower of Utah. Time to throw away your artificial air fresheners, one lily is enough to scent an entire room!
By themselves lilies are eye catching enough, but they also look great paired with more delicate flowers and greenery. White and ivory lilies are classic wedding flowers.
Florists and designers have capitalized on the long stems, captivating guests with towering centerpieces, or bending their pliable stems to create curved flower sculptures. Try pairing Oriental lilies with hydrangea to create tiers of color that will have guests fighting over who will take the centerpiece home. Control slugs and snails using a variety of control options found here. Reduce humidity with better ventilation and not overcrowding plants. The beautiful Asiatic lilies lack any particular aroma.
They naturally produce a fragrant scent, but without proper care, the spicy scent can be destroyed. Beware, Asiatics have a tendency to spread, so providing plenty of space between stalks should give underground roots adequate space.
To propagate lily types by dividing you only need a few tools: Shovel, 5-gallon bucket and garden gloves. Depending on where you live your Oriental bulbs will need to come indoors or can stay outdoors.
Wikihow put together a quick step by step for both indoors and outdoors winter bulb care. Read the full article with images and more information at wikihow. The Oriental lilly requires extra support since most varieties tend to get top-heavy when in bloom.
A strong summer rainstorm and wind which usually occurs in late July can cause toss them about. To keep them upright use Bamboo stakes tied with raffia. As with most flowers, avoid getting water on the blooms. Water drops may make for impressive images, but are generally not best for blooms. They tend to shorten a blooms life, especially on hot weather and causes petals to wilt. Water drops can also produce burn spots when water droplets function like mini magnifying glasses in the sun.
To continue enjoying the beautiful blooms in the garden, remove flowers as they fade. This encourages flowering by keeping the plant from using energy to produce seeds.
Lilies have few pests. If you notice any aphids on the flower buds, hose them off with a strong jet of water. There are repellants on the market to help keep the deer away. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below.
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