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Oriental lilies

I just bought 2 dwarf oriental lilies at Lowe's. I love the colors! Each pot had 3 stems in it and I planted as is in the garden. Now I feel like I should probably dig them up once they are done blooming and space them out a little more. Should I do that?

I'm also including a pic of my other Oriental Lily that just started blooming today.

Feel free to add pics of your lilies (any kind) as I am becoming obsessed with them and want to add more to my gardens. I am planning on getting some more Asiatic lilies and Orienpets this fall.

Comments (14)

  • 7 years ago

    I think that I would space the dwarf lilies a bit apart, personally.

    I LOVE your taller lily!! Do you know the name of it?

  • 7 years ago

    Thanks Roxanna7, I will space them out after they are done blooming.

    I don't know the name of the bigger one. It was one I bought in a bag at Lowe's years ago. I wish I had kept the name.

  • 7 years ago

    Very pretty! The Oriental lilies are so showy.

    Linda's Garden z6 Utah thanked sandyslopes z6 n. UT
  • 7 years ago
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    The scent of Oriental lilies is one of my favorites. I've said it before -- if heaven has a scent, it must be that of lilies. Funny, though -- DH can't stand them LOL!


    I have no ID tall one back in the vegetable garden -- it is a spectacular, pristine white and extremely fragrant. They're too tall to plant by the house (the foliage of lilies is u-g-l-y...). Closer to the house I grow the dwarf -- I have "Mona Lisa". it's a heck of a lot easier to hide the foliage of the dwarfs behind other plants. I'll try to remember to snap some pics of the white ones when they open.

  • 7 years ago

    Mxk3, I love the scent too. I just opened my back door and could smell it and they are not that close to the door. I would love to see pics of your lilies when they open! I just googled Mona Lisa and I love it!

  • 7 years ago

    Mxk3, Wow! That is really gorgeous! So many blooms open at once. I wish I could smell them! Thanks for sharing!

  • 7 years ago
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    Beautiful flowers from you both.

    Here is one I can recommend by name if anyone wants a strongly scented one. It is orienpet Silk Road. It grows nicely here in zone 7 Virginia. I can easily smell this 25 feet across my yard. The aroma is sweet cinnamon. Blooms are 6 to 7 inches. The prices I've found online run just $4.50 to $9.00

    Mine grew at 3 feet for many years, but for the last 2 years it has grown to 5 feet.

    Linda's Garden z6 Utah thanked harold100
  • 7 years ago

    Harold, that lily is absolutely gorgeous! I'll have to look for that one! Thanks for sharing!

  • 7 years ago
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    https://photos.app.goo.gl/bL8sGTvHR77L6Ygz9

    Here is a link to my other photo of it from last year after the bright Sun had gone down so you can see the color saturation. Let me know if you find some.

  • 7 years ago

    I bought Silk Road from Van Engelen a few years ago. I don’t think they still carry them. They get quite tall here. I’ll try to post a photo.

    Linda's Garden z6 Utah thanked Iowa Blooms z 5
  • 7 years ago

    Iowa Blooms, your plant is amazing! So pretty!!! Do you have to stake them up since they are so tall?

  • 7 years ago

    Thanks Linda!

    I do not intentionally stake them but they are growing against a fence, in an area we fenced off to protect plants from deer. Every year these lilies grow up against the fence, reaching toward more sun.

    The post is 5 ft tall.

  • 7 years ago

    Iowa Blooms, they look really beautiful with the clematis!