NEVER before this year have bunnies attacked my Madonna lilies. I have tried to find out when the buds of these type of lilies form. The attached photo shows the carnage. The lilies were about 3" tall - normally they are not even growing much yet but this year everything is nuts here in NW Iowa. Have I lost the blooms for this year? Or haven't the buds formed yet? They normally bloom around the 3rd week for June for me. I'm just devastated. NO lily holds a candle to the delightful fragrance of lilium candidum! I've taken measure to ensure no further damage - I hope!

Does anyone grow this lily? I planted 2 last fall along with some other lilies and the other lilies are showing some growth. The Lilium canadense are not. Do they come up later than other lilies? Thanks for any info you can give me.

It's no longer available anywhere that I have checked. If anyone happens to have it or see it anywhere, please advise! :) Just ONE bulb...anywhere lol

Nicole, buy Liquid Fence to spray the lilies as soon as the buds appear. Deer love the buds and you will never enjoy a flower if you don 't spray them about every two weeks. The deer eat the plants in early Spring, plants will recover. The deer must come through and check the scapes for buds. When just the right size they eat every bud and leave the scape. Plants survive to feed them another year.