Lilies

Guide Note:Lilies are herbaceous flowering plants grown from bulbs, comprising about 110 species in the lily family, Liliaceae.

Fast Facts:

1. Cultivated for over 3000 years.
2. Poisonous for cats
3. Greek Symbolism: Tenderness
4. Christian Symbolism: pure, virginal love
5. 1179: Enters French coat-of-arms
6. Fleur-de-lys: Contains lily-like stamens
7. Many Lily Bulb species are edible

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: Lilium 
2. University of Minnesota: Selecting Lilies for your Garden
3. Lilies.org: North American Lily Society
4. The Flower Expert: Lilies
5. North Star Lily Society: Lilies
6. Royal Horticultural Society Lily Group: Lilies
7. University of Maryland: Production of Hybrid Lilies as Cut Flowers

Lily Information and History

• Lilies.org: Types of Lilies
• AncientWorld: History of Lilies
• Flowersbulb: History of the Calla Lily

Lily Images

• Google Images: Lilies
• Yahoo Images: Lilies
• Live Search Images: Lilies
• Flickr: Lily Photos

Lily Gardening Tips

• • Mahalo's Guide to Gardening
• GardenGuides: Lily Gardening Information
• P. Allen Smith: Growing Daylilies
• P. Allen Smith: Hardiness Zone Map
• The Gardener's Network: How to grow Easter Lilies
• TwinGroves: Water Lilies
• Bdlilies: Asiatic Lilies

Planting

• Mike's Backyard Garden: Lily Propagation 
• Mike's Backyard Garden: Lily Hybridizing Methods - Propagating by Seed
• The Lily Garden: Detailed Planting Instructions

Maintenance

• Mike's Backyard Garden: Lily Culture
• MapleCrestLilies: Caring for your cut flower lilies

Lily Plant Retailers

• Jackson and Perkins: Lily Bulb Varieties
• Michigan Bulb: Lilies
• Spring Hill Nursery: Lilies
• Brecks: Oriental Lilies
• DutchBulbs: Oriental Lilies

Online Lily Florists

• • Mahalo's Guide to Online Florists
• ProFlowers: Lily Arrangements
• 1800Flowers:Lily Arrangements
• FTD.com: Lily Arrangements

Lily Blogs

• Flowers Growing: Summer Blooming
• Simply Living: Easy Care Rain Lilies Love Season's Showers

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