19 Amazing Easter Lily Facts You Need To Know About The Flower

The Easter lily is a sign of purity and wealth in Greek mythology, and brides frequently wear lily and wheat crowns.

The Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum), often known as the "trumpet lily", is a perennial bulb with an enormous, white trumpet-shaped full bloom with a pleasant aroma. It has erratic blooming phases in nature, which are used to its advantage in cultivation, permitting it to be made to flower at specific times, such as Easter.

As it has been widely grown in Bermuda, this variation is commonly referred to as the Bermuda lily.

Easter lily, Lilium longiflorum, is a botanical species unique to Japan's Ryukyu Islands.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, however, lily bulb reserves from Japan were cut off, causing its value to skyrocket.

A World War I soldier snuck a bag full of Easter lily bulbs into the United States on his way back home to Southern Oregon in 1919.

Today, farms all along the Oregon-Washington border produce 95 % of the planet's Easter lily bulbs.

Because Easter falls on a different day each year, greenhouse farmers meticulously plan their production of planted lilies to blossom at the appropriate moment.

Continue reading to learn some more interesting facts about the Easter lily bulb.

History Of Easter Lily

• Many islands south of Japan are home to Easter lilies.
• They were introduced to England in 1777 and eventually found their path to Bermuda, wherein they were mass-produced and gained the moniker 'Bermuda lily.'
• After a virus drove them out of Bermuda, Japan became the sole supplier of Easter lilies once more.
• A World War I soldier named Louis Houghton returned to the United States with a bag full of lily bulbs.
• Soon after, the area near Northern California, which had ideal growth conditions for the blooms, was dubbed the Easter Lily Capital of the World.
• Although there are only approximately ten farmers, Oregon and California today produce the bulk of the world's Easter lily bulbs.
• The Easter flower has cultural and spiritual significance in addition to its history. The white lilies, which are mentioned several times in the Bible, represent purity, rebirth, fresh beginnings, and hope and are most typically connected with the rebirth of Christ, which is commemorated on Easter.
• Easter lilies are white flowers that are symbolic of purity and elegance in many religions and beliefs.
• Some people have also said that lilies are a metaphor for change since they begin as unsightly bulbs that remain underground for at minimum three years before blooming into beautiful lovely blooms.

Features Of Easter Lily

• In terms of wholesale value, the Easter Lily is known to be the fourth most valuable crop.
• Easter Lily had a market worth of $37.4 million in 1995, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Around the core robust stem of the Easter Lily are lustrous, dark green, lanceolate leaves. At the apex of the lush green stalk is a huge, fragrant white trumpet-shaped easter bloom.
• The petals of Easter lilies are a rich green color with a glossy finish. They often reach a width of half an inch and a length of 6 in (15 cm).
• Easter lilies often reach a height of 1-3 ft (0.3-0.9 m). The width of their spreads is normally around 6-9 in (15-23 cm).
• Easter lilies have beautiful snow-white blossoms that are sometimes compared to trumpets in shape.
• The plants each have two to six flowers that protrude out to the exterior, with yellow anthers and golden stamens.
• The blossoms of Easter lilies have a strong, sweet aroma and are prized for their pleasing looks and scents.

Ideal Growing Conditions For Easter Lily

• Easter lilies typically grow 1-3 ft (0.3-0.9 m) tall and also bloom in clusters of exceptionally fragrant, trumpet-shaped blossoms that can reach 7 in (18 cm) in length.
• To extend the life of the flower and decrease pollen stains on the white petals, the yellow anthers near the heart of the flower should be removed.
• Easter lilies demand a medium degree of moisture and should never be left in water for an extended period.
• It requires a cool midday range of 60-65 F (15.5-18 C)and a 5 F (-15 C) colder overnight temperature.
• Although most plants naturally bend toward the sunshine, avoid keeping the potted lilies in direct sunlight.
• Throughout the growing season, the spring flower demands rich, well-drained soil with consistent rainfall.
• Remove the withered white lily blossoms as soon as possible, and cut any browning leaf ends.
• Water the potted plants frequently enough to keep the soil gently damp, and fertilize it every two weeks using a liquid houseplant fertilizer.
• Easter lilies, like the hybrid lily bulbs, are biologically intended to blossom once per year, with the number of separate Easter blooms rising as the plants grow older.
• Growing the bulb to commercial size takes at least three years. Every year the bulbs must be dug out and sorted by hand.
• After that, they're either moved to a greenhouse or planted again for the next year.
• Easter Lily flowers must be planted, collected, and exported within three months, unlike other harvests that are sown, let to mature, and harvested later.
• In Easter lilies, cool weather tends to put forth a greater number of leaves. These plants do best in a somewhat cool environment.