Lilies are drama queens of floral kingdom

Daily Breeze | June 9, 2002 | Copyright

There are lilies of the field and lilies of the valley -- daylilies, water lilies, calla lilies, Peruvian lilies (alstroemeria), sword lilies and giant lilies.

But none of these are real lilies. Over the years, the lily name has been borrowed by these impostors to help enhance their floral image.

Today there are close to 100 species of actual lilies with hundreds of hybrids. There are more than 7,000 registered varieties of lily. Of these, the best known and most popular (number one on the lily hit parade) is the Star Gazer.

In Holland, where this ...

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