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Lilies are easy to grow and provide great summer color for your landscape, containers, garden beds and borders. Lilies are great for cut flower arrangements and bouquets and attract hummingbirds to your garden! Lilies are among the most stately of all bulbous plants. They are winter hardy in most areas and will return and bloom for many years. Lilies are ideal for planting under trees and among shrubs.
About this Variety
Lily Big Brother lives up to its name. This oriental trumpet lily produces fragrant, huge, yellow-white blooms on sturdy stems that support the weight of the bloom size. Not only does it produce giant, 14-15" fragrant blooms, it grows up to 6 feet tall. Lily Big Brother normally reaches its maximum height and flower size in its third year. Great choice for cut flower gardens or for creating a focal point to wow the neighbors. Good naturalizer that returns for years to come. Very easy to grow. Several stems grow from a single bulb.
Highlights
- Returns and blooms year after year in most hardy zones
- Perfect for garden beds and borders
- Giant, showy, fragrant blooms
- Excellent for bouquets and cut flower arrangements
- Easy to grow
Exposure:
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Blooms:
Summer
Height:
Grows 48-72" tall
Spacing/Depth:
Plant 4-6" apart, 4-6" deep
USDA Zones:
Grow as Perennial in zones 4-9. Grow as Annual elsewhere.
Growing Instructions
Lilies like cool roots and should be grown in partial or filtered sun. Lilies prefer to be planted in moist yet well draining soil. Soil preparation: The ideal soil is porous and drains well and yet still holds enough water for the roots. If your soil is heavy clay and drains slowly, or very sandy and does not hold water, add organic soil amendments (peat moss or ground bark). Spread a 3-4" layer of soil amendment, add fertilizer and incorporate together into the soil to a depth of 10". To plant: Dig a hole 4-6" deep in a full sun to partially shaded area, in a well drained location. Place the lily bulbs pointed ends up and space 4-6" apart. Cover with soil. Water thoroughly at planting. While actively growing, water frequently and thoroughly so that the water will reach the roots. Mulch to keep the soil cool and to prevent the soil from drying out. Do not allow the roots to dry out. Mass planting: When planting a large quantity of lily bulbs in one bed, excavate the entire area to 3-6" deep, work fertilizer into the bottom of the trench, set out the bulbs and then cover the bulbs all at once. Apply fertilizer before and after flowering. Cover with frost protective material during the winter months.
Care Tip
Plant lilies as soon as possible after you purchase them. If you must wait, your lily bulbs should be refrigerated to slow their growth. When cutting the flowers for bouquets, remove no more than one-third of the stem so that enough leaves remain to renew the bulb for the coming year.