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Article: Grow your own oriental lilies. (includes related article on gardening tips)
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- Sunset
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- March 22, 1998
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They'll add DRAMA and ELEGANCE to summer bouquets
Oriental lilies are aristocrats. Their flowers are pure elegance: large and often richly fragrant, in pink, rose, and white shades, sometimes streaked with yellow or spotted with red. They are excellent cut flowers and can last as long as two weeks in a vase. Best of all, they're surprisingly easy to grow.
Flowers bloom from mid-July into September, in clusters atop 3- to 5-foot stalks. Dwarf varieties grow 15 to 18 inches tall - great for containers.
We asked growers around the West to name their favorites; see their choices below. (For sources, see page 119.)
Gardeners in cold-winter areas can ...