I only grow them in the ground - they form giant beautiful white flowers with amazing fragrance... and get better/bigger the second year. Easy to grow, as long as they have decent drainage over the winter. Eventually, after a number of years they, like other oriental lilies, seem to disappear for me, but they are well worth the investment. The blooms will probably last about 3 - 4 weeks max, based on conditions. I would think they might fare better over the winter in z5 if planted in the ground... If you do a pot, make it a big one, preferably one that has some weight (for instance, clay or ceramic rather than plastic, or put some rocks in the bottom) as they will get tall and top-heavy. Beth Z5 northern michigan

Hi guys! I don't think any of the DA's was intended much for cut life, I read in old threads here and there reference's and some info about DA now beginning to take this aspect in to consideration when working on new hybrids. The lady in Texas told me the varieties mentioned above as having about 3-4 days in the vase. That's enough for me, As it happened I picked up the GC and a GT from a local nursery, there were several GT full of buds, I decided against them and went with one without. I won't be planting it for another week almost and wanted to stress it the least since were having a heatwave this week. I wonder if I made a mistake now, the shrubs full of buds looked glorious. One of the pots had a 3' cane shooting out of it all gangbusters healthy looking but same again, I decided against it. The GC however was a different story, Rather sad looking in it's shroud of blackspot. I drove a pretty hard bargain and got a $18 markdown. It seems healthy enough but is nearly naked and I'm not sure if I should cut the thin canes back? What about the GT, are the canes bendable? With the emergence of the Japanese Beetles I feel I must abandon my original planting scheme. Several of the locations for the new Austins are simply too close to their route. I don't know why they are not eating every thing in sight since I only find them on these two old rescue roses. Not getting the DA's this year is not a option. On I'm off to pick up the ADarby and the WCathedral on Wednesday and then on Sunday I'll round up the Lady Shallot and possibly Darcy Bussell. One final question: what you guys think about a A Darby mixed with Clematis Viticella Luxurians or possibly Betty Corning? Neither has no issues with blackspot and should be safe to comingle. I'm not confident enough to trust my minds eye. Everything looks great but it don't translate to reality all the time. Thank you!

Charlotte, you said to let y'all know what I decided to do. Well, I got some manpower to help so I took advantage and dug up entire garden. HAD TO, due to invasive ginger lilies taking over in back. And as I'd said, all lily bulbs were already out. Or so I thought. Once we started ammending soil, we found even MORE Â again HUGE with lots of roots. Once I break them all up IÂm sure IÂll have over 100+. NO WAY am I going to try to repot all those so am thinking of just replanting them now. Question 1 ÂHostaholic said they are never really dormant so have I harmed the ones I pulled out before by letting they lay for couple weeks in dry, shaded area? They still look fine. IÂm letting the stalks die back naturally on the ones I pulled too early, others are just bulbs with roots, then some smaller ones (corms?) Have I killed any of them by waiting too long? Question 2 - Most of the big bulbs have nice root system. Not going to be able to plant ALL of them, so which is better for planting now? Dividing the big ones or using smaller bulbs but with no roots or does it matter? Question 3 Â Do you just slice them in 1/2 or 1/4's leaving on some root? What about the pieces that fall off that look like artichoke leaves? Will they grow? Question 4 Â Can you interplant in between lilies? Trying to compensate for when theyÂre done blooming but you still have stalks. Need something that can compete with the shade the lily foliage creates. Something that might start blooming late summer into fall? And preferably something tall? (IÂm also going to post this one as a separate question since it doesnÂt really belong here. But like the feedback IÂm getting from yÂall HERE :o) Thanks everyone! Bonnie

The lilies I want to move, are an Oriental x Trumpet - 'Orania' and the Oriental Lily 'Casa Blanca'. Thanks.