While commercial bulb production of Easter lilies only began in the 19th century, lilies make many appearances in both the Old and New Testaments, emphasizing the flower's importance to Christianity.

The Easter lily first came to the United States in the early 1900s, by way of Japan's Ryukyu Islands. Today, these beautiful Easter flowers are typically displayed in churches and homes as an Easter ...

From the flower's meaning and origin to tips on making it last for years to come, understand the Easter lily.

Pots filled with lilies will bloom inside churches as Christians celebrate Easter on March 31 — or May 5 for those of the Orthodox Christian faith. But how did these beautiful flowers become the ...

SAVE THE LILIES: Don’t throw away Easter lilies. Once the flowers have all faded, you can plant your Easter lily outside in a sunny garden bed where they will bloom in April year after year. KEEP ...

This content is written by Dr. Jessica Wooleyhand, Associate Veterinarian, Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Easter is just around the corner and while we are all excited for the Easter Bunny to bring ...

Celebrate this time of year by purchasing Easter lilies from Krohn Conservatory for yourself or your family.Krohn Conservatory is selling perennial bulbs with large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers that ...

Alluvion, Inc., a wholesale nursery and florist in Haleiwa, seems to be the only local grower of Easter lilies on Oahu to supply popular garden centers. People who try regrowing their Easter lily in ...

Easter lilies, a favorite flower of spring, can be seen popping up in yards all over. They're known as a flower that ushers in hope, their flowers drawing compairsions to white-robed apostles, the ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A favorite spring flower, the Easter lily, should be kept away from cats. If ingested, it could kill them. The perennial plant’s white, trumpet-like flowers might not sound the warning ...

It's go-time in the Easter lily business. One greenhouse in New Jersey is making sure the flower named after the holiday makes it to the altar on time. This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott ...