I am in zone 9B/10a. I have been raising red amaryllis successfully for a few years. Last spring I bought ten Easter Lily plants in bloom right after easter. I put them in somewhat larger pots, adding the best miracle gro potting soil. The red amaryllis are enduring the summer just fine, as usual, however almost all the easter lillies have (or appear to have) died. Are they really dead, or will they sprout again in the spring like tulip bulbs? I am under the impression easter Lillies can't take direct sun, unlike the red amaryllis, so I have kept them in the shade under a tree. I think the Easter Lillies are close cousins of the red amaryllis, are they not? (But then the red amaryllis does have a different shape, not having any central plant stalk)
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19 years ago