Flower Gardening–Lilies
Hi,
Let’s go on with bulbs and introduce lilies.
The most commonly cultivated lily, is Lilium longiflorum. Often called the “Easter Lily” in North America, this lily is native to Japan, and naturally blooms in mid-summer. Growers “force” the plant into bloom for Easter. Lily bulbs have all of the plant’s leaves already inside of them. Commercial growers can control the height of the plant by manipulating temperature and light conditions in greenhouses.
During the 1800s, plants were grown in Bermuda and shipped to the United States. In the early 1900s, lily bulbs were mostly imported from Japan. At the outset of World War II, the lily supply was cut off, and bulb growers in the Pacific Northwest hustled to take advantage of the rise in prices. Growers in this region still produce almost all of the bulbs forced into bloom by greenhouse growers for Easter.
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