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How big do these beauties get?

DachaloverDachalover Posts: 776
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So these lilies were presented to my wife today by our neighbor because it is Russian "angel day" for Olga.....this is an old tradition.....but these beauties are really big and the whole house is now smelling beautiful image

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  • paulk2paulk2 Posts: 184

    Not sure about the size but be very careful as lilies are poisonous to cats and that looks like a very cute cat to me. Lots of info if you search online about this, for example...

    http://www.cats.org.uk/wolverhampton/news/lethal-lilies

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,064

    They're OK if you cut off the stamens and thus remove the pollen which is what gets on cat's coats and then is licked off when they wash and poisons them.

    I do this with any of my lilies where the cat can brush against them and have never had a problem and I've had lots of cats over 4 decades.  

    Lilies grow to different heights depending on variety.  I have some that are about 75cms high and others well over a metre.

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  • DachaloverDachalover Posts: 776

    Thanks all as I had no idea about the poisonous aspect of this , that's what makes this forum so special , thank you all , have a great weekend gardening image

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