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when,how do you start Lillys to bloom in time for Easter?what temps would be required for a greenhouse?any pertinent info.thank-you,jim

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James,
Because different cultivars of bulbs have different growing time it's hard to answer your question in short form here.  But if you go to the following website there is a wealth of information on the timing of all Easter Lily varieties so you can find the type you have, or guess at it, and count backwards from Easter.

http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Elily.htm

I hope this helps!

C.L.

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Annuals suggested for specific situations (sun, shade, windowboxes etc) New or unusual annuals are a particular interest of mine, and I grow many of these from seed. I am happy to help problem solve, answer questions about maintenance, and guide you to sources of unusual plants.

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I am a garden writer/speaker/consultant and host of a weekly gardening radio program in the Northeast. I have been gardening all my life for my own pleasure, and started as a professional gardener and garden communicator 15 years ago. I work part-time at a garden center, selling and tending shrubs/trees/annuals/perennials...and doing some propagation and design work. I often think that all these professional activities serve to put a somewhat legitimate framework around a serious case of plant-lust.

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