I'm not sure if it's too late, but I just got a box of 5 for less than $2.50 at Lowe's. They are actually already growing so I just watered them in the package and set them on the windowsill. I plan to plant them in about a month, so until then I'll just enjoy them where they are.

Do you, by any chance, know the botanical name for these lilies? It might be on the tag that came with them, or listed in the catalog from which you ordered them. Maybe you could post a link where they are advertised on the internet and someone could i.d. them from a picture. Without this, no one is going to be much help to you. Alina is right. There are companies that seem to make up new names for old plants just so they can market them as new. I am always extremely cautious about ordering anything from anywhere that does not list horticultural names of their plants. Just as a side note, lilies (asiatics, oriental, martagon, orienpets, etc., etc.) are notoriously difficult to grow in the south. (Difficult, not impossible.) On the other hand, lots of things look like lilies that aren't true lilies: crinums and amaryllis, for instance. And then again, there are plants that are commonly called lilies that are not lilies at all: daylilies (hemerocallis) and rain lilies (zephyranthes), for example. To have a chance at success, you need a correct identification of your bulb and as much cultural information as possible.

First, daylilies are not bulbs - they are fleshy-rooted perennials that are incredibly tough and hardy and can be planted anytime of year the soil is workable. Not all iris are bulbs either and many varieties can be planted similar to the daylilies. Most true bulbs that bloom in spring need a period of vernalization to set roots and develop flower buds, that's why they are planted in fall. If insufficient vernalization is provided, they won't bloom, or at least not that first season in the ground. The pre-chilling of spring flowering bulbs in warmer climates achieves the same purpose. IME, January is pretty much the limit on when one can plant spring flowering bulbs and expect them to bloom that spring. And that may be difficult to accomplish in zone 5.....I'd imagine your soils to be pretty well frozen at this time of year :-) The other aspect is that spring flowering bulbs available for sale this late in the planting season tend to be leftovers and of lesser quality....the good stuff's already been sold! One needs to maintain dormant bulbs under proper storage conditions for them to remain viable and they simply don't last forever out of the ground. If you don't have any bulbs on hand to plant now, I wouldn't recommend searching any out. The combination of unsuitable planting conditions (frozen soil or snowcover), the lack of quality bulb sources and the lateness of the season will just serve to produce unsatisfactory, frustrating results. Wait until later when the soil is workable and the weather cooperative to plant perennials like iris and daylilies. And look for already started bulbs (in containers in leaf and often in bud) available at garden centers or other plant outlets when they come in season - February and March in my climate, perhaps a bit later in yours. Or wait until fall to plant the dormant bulbs for the following spring. And pretty much any spring flowering bulb will work in your climate. You just need to do some research on what are bulbs (corms, tubers, etc.) and what are really rooted or rhizomatous perennials.

Thanks for the tip. Just received my order. Tabby