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Lilium Longiflorum Elegant Lady
(Easter Lily)

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Lilium Longiflorum 'Elegant Lady'
(Easter Lily)


Family: 
Liliaceae
Origin:  Northern Hemisphere

Light:  Full-part sun
Height: 2-4" 
Spread:  8-12"
Blooms:  Heavy scent, large, long-lasting 2-tone pink, trumpet-shaped, smooth, look like porcelain, late Spring/early Summer
Foliage:    Green, smooth,
Soil:  Well-drained with 25% clay added, keep moist (pH 5.6-7.8)
Water:  Regular
Uses: Bedding, borders, mass planting, container, cut flowers, companion for perennials
Propagation:  Bulb division
Comments:  Lilium Longiflorum 'Elegant Lady' or  Easter Lily is a beautiful hardy plant perennial bulb plant that likes cold feet.  Provide shade for bottom part of plant by planting low companion plants.  When grown in masses in the border garden, these fragrant deciduous plants look superb with their big gorgeous blossoms and there will be plenty of cut flowers to make a lovely bouquet. 
USDA Hardiness Zones :  3-9