Evelyn, how exited you must be. It is just beautiful and lush.

Evelyn, how beautiful and I love the fragrance! I have ONE that bloomed for the first time this year and I was surprised at how long the bloom lasted. Now I'm looking for more when the fall bulbs come out.

Ginny

I love them too, they remind of the white daffodils I grew back north. Great picture!

Wow, I don't even know what this IS! Except that it is gorgeous! Where can I get them? Tell me more....

Fantastic picture, Evelyn!

Marcia

Marcia, below is a link to a wonderul supplier I have located in Valrico. They have a few of the lilies in stock. Linda

Here is a link that might be useful: Buried Treasures

Yes, this plant reminds me of daffodils. I always recommend this plant to the northern 'transplants' when they start whining for their spring flowers :-)

Marcia, I found them at HD when they have the bulbs out. I would start looking now. If I remember right, they took a couple of years to get happy and bloom. But were worth it and I try to buy a few more every year. Check out blood lily too. :o)

Thanks, everyone. I did some reading on Amazon lilies, and they sound tricky, but I will look for some at HD. Maybe I'll keep them in pots, so I can adjust the light throughout the year? Although, if they sulk when they are moved, perhaps that's not a good plan? Evelyn, where are yours planted? Katkin?

Marcia

Marcia,

When it is said 'they don't liked to be moved', I believe they are referring to disturbing their roots.

Ah-ha! Good point, BoD. I expect you are right! So...maybe containers are the way to go? Anyone?

Marcia

They like high light/shade, like the bat plants.
And yes Marcia, the diging up is what they sulk about. when I moved it the first time, it was 3 years before bloom. Then we moved and the lily had to come along again sulking for the next 3 years. They do bloom on and off throughout the year.

Evelyn

Mine just finished flowering and have set seed pods.
Has anyone tried starting them from seeds?

I had 2 pots of Amazon Lily that were severely over crowded & had not bloomed for several years. Late last summer I took them out of the pot & put them in the ground under my angel trumpet. They are now covered with blooms. Guess they didn't read the book that said they don't like to be moved. :)Marcia, I have bulbs that I would be glad to share if you want them. I'll mail them to you if you can't get to St. Cloud to pick them up. Let me know.

I have mine in the ground scattered around my garden, most get some morning sun, but seem ok with it. They just took a few years to bloom after planting as I remember.

sorry for generalizing, I guess it were just mine that did not like to be moved.
Then again, maybe Happy Girl's lilies were so greatful to be finally out of a too tight pot that they bloomed of joy

;-)

Evelyn,

great pics of a beautiful blossom. I can almost smell it!

Hi
Have seen a cultivar called "Christine" How is it different than the regular??
They are certainly easy to grow with a little improved soil and regular moisture.
Better than Daffs as they will flower several times a year no digging and putting into the fridge lol
Too bad there are no other colors??? gary

I think they smell like Ivory Flakes!

(WARNING: you must be a baby boomer to know what I'm talking about.)

I started out with 1 tuber/rhizome from the box store. It took about 3 years to get a pot of plants that would bloom.They survive my neglect in the shade. I bring them in when in bloom. They are pretty.

I am excited about trying these out. One of my sorrows with Florida gardening is not being able to grow spring bulbs like daffs, crocus, grape hyacinths, etc. (The other is not being able to grow PEONIES!!! Oh, how I loved them when I lived up north.) The white is fine with me. I have a place out front I've been planning to make a White Garden out of, and it is under an oak, so I need shade lovers for it. These seem perfect.

Happygirl, email me privately at mmeara at cfl dot rr dot com, and we'll swap something. THANKS!

And Evelyn, thanks for sharing your photo and starting this whole thread. I learn MORE DARN STUFF with this group!! (Like how much I NEED something I had never even HEARD of before I saw it here!)

;o)
Marcia

Geophyte Organ: Bulb

Light Requirements: 50% Shade
Height: 24 inches (60 cm)
Flowering Season: Summer
Flower Color: White
Planting Time: Spring
Planting Depth: Cover 1 inch (2.5 cm)
Spacing Between Bulbs: one per 5-inch pot
Hardiness: Tender I - injured below 68°F (20°C)
Bulb Storage: Store bulbs in peat at 68°F (20°C). To induce flowering, the growing plants must receive at least four weeks at 80-85°F (27-29°C) followed by a minimum temperature drop of 14°F (8°C), e.g., down to 65-70°F (18-21°C). These temperatures must be very constant or bulbs may not flower. After 12 weeks at the lower temperatures, the plants should flower. Subsequently, the high temperature treatment should be repeated. Thus, the plants can flower twice per year. If water is withheld, the foliage will senesce and sometimes this will also induce flowering.
Comments: Hosta-like leaves; fragrant; can be grown in containers
Cultivars: E. amazonica, E. grandiflora

USDA Hardiness Zones
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - C C C C C C

10 11
M H

C=container; H=hardy; M=hardy with mulch; Sp=plant spring, harvest fall; F=fall plant

manature
You can grow all the spring bulbs here .Just buy in the fall pop in the fridge crisper for six weeks or more .Pot them up anytime you like and presto all kinds of flowers in around 6 weeks. You can stagger the potting around two weeks and have almost constant flowers though it gets a klot tougher after May. It is possible to rechill the bulbs
but since they are so cheap not worth the effort.
I grow tulips Dafs,hyacinth. Have never tried Peony but just look up the min chill required and go from there.
Recently found a whole truck load of them at the dollar store .What can you lose?? gary