Wonders of Lillies

For the B-Blogger there is nothing as delightful as walking into a home with an arrangement of Asiatic lilies placed somwhere in the home as their fragrance permeates a room or two. And for those of us in B-Town these days a walk up and down our streets leads you through a magnificent  rainbow of colors being displayed by Daylilies, Tiger lilies, Trupet lilies and Tango lilies as they stagger their blooms each day.  What you may not realize, however, is that like citrus mulch, lilies especially Asiatic ones are not the friends of felines.  In fact, large gardens of these beautiful flowers will limit feral cats that might otherwise lounge on your lawn.  The fragrance that the B-blogger finds so delightful is a scent of caution to cats as a lily's pollen is toxic to them especially when their coat is covered.  So while you contemplate this thought enjoy some of our local flora.