Lily Season
Most lilies bloom here in July.
Our native lilies bloom in June.
Our Easter lily’s forced to die
post bloom indoors to then be strewn
upon our compost heaps in spring.
September’s lily: Lycoris,
an amaryllis that may bring
pink fragrant blooms of tender bliss
in fall, just might not bloom at all
for five long years once planted in
your fertile, well-drained soil in fall.
But, once these lilies do begin
perfuming air in autumn sun,
then lilies may accompany you
from Easter ‘til the autumn’s done.
So, do as lily lovers do –
plant different types of lilies in
your garden where there’s lots of sun.
Blooms finish, then new blooms begin,
so lily season’s never done.
If you watched some of the videos that I included with this post, you will have noticed that the Lily I wrote about was not a flower. I’ve mentioned having written Silas Stories (and many of these stories have been featured in previous blog posts). Lily and other women with flower names are featured in many of the Silas Stories that I’ve written.
These flower-named women will have their own book at some point, with “Lily season” being an important part of it. I still haven’t published any books (and won’t for some time). I am still revising.
For any of you Canadians who are interested in growing your own lily garden, I have included some names of great lilies below.
Many of you lily lovers have an Easter Lily in your home right now. It will fill your home with its amazing perfume, and then hit the compost heap.
If you are lucky, you live near a wild space in Canada where Lilium canadense will be blooming in June. Lilium regale also blooms in June.
Lilium lancifolium (Tiger Lily) blooms in July.
Lilium martagon (Turk’s cap); Lilium pumilum; Lilium henryi; Lilium pardalium; and Lilium superbum bloom in August.
Lycoris squamigera blooms in September (if you’re lucky).
James and I will be offering a free guided poetry hike in Waterton Lakes National Park in June (to see the Lilies and other flowers in bloom along Wishbone trail). Check out our Poetry in the Park schedule to find out about more of our free guided hikes.
James and I will be offering free Poetry in the Park hikes in Lethbridge. These will start in April. We will tour people through different poetry forms in different areas of Lethbridge every Sunday morning in April and much of May. See the Poetry in the Park schedule for more information.
If you enjoyed my Lily poems that were featured in this post, I plan on reading a few more at the Owl Acoustic Lounge tonight – March 27, 2024. Owl Poetry starts at 7 PM. I hope to see you there. If not, have a happy Easter!
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