Lilium longiflorum have large white trumpet-shaped flowers.

Known commonly here as Easter lilies, they are most often seen in North America as potted plants, though in Europe they are widely enjoyed as cut flowers.

Before the Second World War, most Lilium longiflorum bulbs used for cut and potted bulb flower production in the U.S. were imported from Japan.

During the war, growers in the Pacific Northwest, many of them of Dutch ancestry, began to grow and hybridize these flowers domestically. Today, more than 95% of the bulbs grown and sold as Easter Lilies are grown in the U.S. northwest.

These lilies, with their sophisticated beauty, are becoming more popular and available in all their forms these days.

Dutch & American hybridizers have found the longiflorum varieties to be excellent for cross-breeding, with the LA hybrids, combining Longiflorums with Asiatics to be one of the major successes.