After Easter, put your lilies in the ground

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Dan Gill

Published March 26, 2016 at 3:48 AM EDT

The Easter Lily is a plant popularly used to decorate for Easter. Many of these plants are simply discarded after the holiday has passed and they finish blooming.

But Easter Lilies may be planted in your landscapes, where they will bloom year after year for many years to come. Once the flowers have all faded, you can plant your Easter Lily outside in a garden bed. Leftover Easter Lilies in stores and nurseries at reduce prices are an excellent bargain to obtain plants for your gardens.

Easter Lilies go dormant in mid-summer.

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Dan Gill

Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."

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