About 95 percent of the 11 million Easter lillies sold each year are bought during Easter week. Most are grown in Oregon and California. They’re usually in bloom by Easter Sunday because their bulbs are “forced” in greenhouses, which means their environmental conditions are constantly adjusted so the flower blooms in the spring rather than during the summer. After an Easter lilly has bloomed once, you can plant it outside and it will then bloom as nature dictates, during the summer.
Here’s a photo of it on Palm Sunday, March 28. It certainly looks as if it’s going to be in bloom again by Easter Sunday! So how does it know when Easter is?
The last photo was taken this morning, Easter morning The lillies are in full and glorious bloom.
How great thou art???? Very clever lillies. 🙂
oh my Beautiful!!
https://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/easter-sunday-awards-to-fill-your-basket/
have fun Easter hunting!
very fresh and beautiful!
Perfect, just as the Universe intended 🙂
Beautiful! As to why your lillies always bloom by Easter, just consider it a miracle and enjoy!
Beautiful!
Here's an interesting article on the origins of Easter, going back to Ostara, the Germanic goddess of fertility, who has a lot more to do with the Easter bunny than does Jesus.
https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49504.asp
I love that theory, terri. Now, if we could get the global intent off war etc, we'd be in tip top shape!
The global intent is for lilies to bloom at Easter, so they do. 🙂
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The same thing with a Christmas Cactus. It does not bloom all year, until Christmas. Amazing gifts, arent't they? Happy Easter!
That's lovely – it's magic! Have a great Easter.