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Casa Blanca Oriental Lily
Lilium 'Casa Blanca'
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$10.65
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$10.65
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4-9
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Description
Yes, this is that huge pure white lily everyone loves. And the ones from your garden will be just as spectacular as the ones you always see at the florist. Because Casa Blanca is a snap to grow, as long as you give it space and well-drained soil. And as if its huge blooms weren't enough, this beauty rewards you with up to 8 flowers per stem.
This is the one that smells so sweet that one stem perfumes a whole room. So it belongs both in the cutting garden and the non-cutting garden, where its strong stems will need no staking, and its big beautiful blooms will light up the whole place after most other flowers are finished.
Spectacular lilies for your garden; its easy. Everybody loves lilies, and today's hybrids are a snap to grow, unlike some of the more difficult ones of the past. Today's favorites are no more work than growing a tulip or daffodil.
Growing Lilies: True lilies (which don't include Daylilies and others which are not in the genus Lilium) are easy to grow today, and more popular every season. Since they are upright and take practically no space at ground level, it's easy to plant lilies between other established perennials and shrubs. Most can also tolerate some shade, which adds versatility for the gardener. There are many lily groups, but to keep it simple, we will consider only a few of the main types that are important to gardeners. Each lily we ship includes complete instructions for planting. So don't hesitate. You can easily bring the spectacular beauty of lily flowers to any summer meadow or garden.
'Wild' Lilies or 'Species' Lilies These are the true wildflowers from the world over. They are the ones all the glamorous hybrids are descended from. We're fortunate to have some of these botanical treasures on our list of lilies this season.
Oriental Hybrid Lilies are the now famous, very fragrant ones with large, flattened flowers such as red Stargazer and white Casa Blanca. These are the ones now so popular in the floral trade, but are also very easy to grow. They bloom from mid-summer through early fall. Most have very large, outward-facing, fragrant flowers.
Asiatic Hybrid Lilies are today's largest group of garden lilies, quite easy to 'naturalize'. This growing group of lilies was begun by hybridizers in the US, and were first called 'Mid-Century Hybrids.' Compared to Orientals, the Asiatic Hybrid lilies bloom earlier (early to mid summer), the plants are shorter, the flowers a bit smaller, and most blooms are upward-facing and star-shaped. Some of the most famous Asiatic Hybrids are yellow 'Connecticut King,' and the famous red, 'Gran Paradiso.'
Tiger Lilies. This group is led by the famous old orange wild lily, which used to be called Lilium tigrinum. Botanists have changed that to Lilum lancifolium, but that doesn't stop most people (including us) from using the old name 'tigrinum.' From the original orange, the hybridizers have created new colors from white to pink. All have the large flowers, black spots, and tough perennial qualities of the original. (By the way, don't call any old spotted orange lily 'tiger lily'. This one is the real thing, and no lily common name is more mis-used.)
Trumpet Lilies Sometimes called 'Aurelian Hybrids' or other names, the large, tall trumpet lilies are all descended from The Regal Lily, a white wild species lily from China. All are incredibly fragrant, and wonderful for cutting. They grow tall, and often need staking, since a well-grown stalk can have over 15 huge flowers.
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Overall rating: 4.7105265 / 5 from 38 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Casa Blanca Oriental Lily is celebrated for its stunning, fragrant blooms and ease of growth. Customers praise its beautiful, plentiful, and long-lived flowers, as well as its delightful fragrance that perfumes the entire room. This lily is a popular choice for both cutting and non-cutting gardens.
Summary topics
- Lily Quality: 17%
- Bloom Beauty: 24%
- Fragrance: 14%
Review topics: ["smell","flowers","blooms","lily","fragrance","lilies","bulbs","addition","plants","performer","grew","bloom"].
Review highlights
- "Fragrant Favorite - Love these sweet lilies." —
- "The sweet scent is such a welcome treat and fills the house with its beautiful fragrance when cut." —
- "These Casa Blanca Asiatic Lilies are beautiful and vigorous." —
Reviews
Fragrant Favorite - Love these sweet lilies.
"I've grown the Casa Blanca for years, it's a favorite of mine. The sweet scent is such a welcome treat and fills the house with its beautiful fragrance when cut. The blooms stay for a good while in the garden beds, as well as when cut in a vase. I do get the red lily beetles every year, but as long as I'm on it early these do well still despite the beetles. I go out early and check for any sign of the red beetles, then knock any I see into soapy water. I do this a couple of times a day once I've seen any sign of their return. Seems to do the trick if I start early enough in the season to disrupt their lifecycle. The Casa Blanca's seem to be less affected than some of the other lilies I grow. Another tip, if you cut the anthers off the stamens (where the pollen is) this helps for anyone with allergies. As a bonus, no pollen staining on your pristine white flowers either. These are a favorite and light up my midsummer garden, especially at night went the moon is out. I've got a moonlight garden and these are a big highlight every year. They come back reliably every new year, so easy! I always forget to take good pictures of these, because they are such a delight for all the other senses."
Sweet Scent and Gorgeous
"These are so beautiful, so fragrant, and big and beautiful. Exactly like the picture !!! I am going to get more, they are just so gorgeous ! I love this company, everything i get from them is as advertised !!"
Excited to See What This Does
"The Casa Blanca Oriental Lily bulbs came in great condition; healthy, very large, with many roots on each bulb. These have been planted in large planter boxes and it's been 5 days; but they seem to be doing well and growing. Will definitely have to update this Review once these have fully grown and bloomed."
Our Casa Blanca has not yet bloom but pink flowers bloomed.
"Our white Casablanca has not yet bloomed but pink has and they are beautiful. Out of all the bulbs in the package only 4 of them were healthy and blooming rest did not bloom."
Striking, very fragrant lily
"Wonderful, fragrant lily addition to my semi-shaded lily garden. Grows on sturdy stems that did not require staking. Great for cut flowers."
GORGEOUS Casa Blanca's!!!
"Casa Blanca's became my favorite flower from the first moment I bought one at the store & brought it home. The flowers are HUGE, beautiful and SO FRAGRANT. I have only ONE flower I cut & brought into the house at the moment, and the ENTIRE house is filled with this wonderful fragrance. Despite having allergies, I don't mind taking an anti-histamine after long-term smelling this fragrant flower. I'll put up with a few sneezes to be able to enjoy this flower adorning my dining room table. Mine got a late start getting planted near late Spring this year and they are now here in August starting to bud and bloom. Due to late start via landscaper's busy schedule & late planting, some of the stems aren't real tall, but one that grew a couple inches managed to do ONE BIG FLOWER regardless!! The others are nice & tall with a couple of buds almost ready to flower. I have another pot next to this one with Stargazers in it and it, too, is growing better than expected. I'm wondering if these bulbs will make babies so I can have even more next year!! I WANT MORE OF THEM!!!"
I would buy this plant again
"All plants grew and bloomed. They need staking as they are tall and the flowers are big. The flower is very pretty"
Yes
"They were beautiful. I wish the blooms could last longer. I had to stake them when they bloomed."
Quite stunning and among our favorite lilies!
"We collect hundreds of lilies/tulips/iris etc. These are as stunning as any in our gardens, and quite unusual."
Casa Blanca Lily
"I had no problem planting the blubs. They started sprouting but at about 2" tall my pet broke the tips. Will they continue to grow?"