they do, but the bulb still needs some water. it's a funny thing. although, maybe in so. cal, you might get it to stay around a while longer than in places where it gets cold.

They might possibly have been referring to keeping it as a house plant, but regardless, even if it stayed green it wouldn't flower again from the same stem. The longer it says green, the more energy it gets for blooming next time. Remove the old blooms when finished unless you want to collect the seeds. This allows it to put more energy into blooming instead of seed production.

In cold areas they don't actually die, they die back to the ground over winter and come back again the following year and so on.

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Thanks for the info, I appreciate it all.
I have mine in a pot on the porch. It sounds like it dies down completely like a tulip plant does.
Argh ! I wouldn't have bought it if I had known it does that.
In just one day, I've noticed that the flowers fade fast. Double argh !

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Yep, like a tulip Asiatic Lilies die back, but I still love them--I actually just ordered 10 more the other day. Best thing to do really is to put it in the ground eventually.....and make sure you don't cut the greenery down after the flower falls off.....it needs to collect energy for next years blooms.

Thanks dodge I hope mine smells great too!!

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Cool it will be fine I am sure of it !!! It will die down keep watering it... don't cut the stock till it is brown... and it will come back every year!! I would plant it in the garden myself just so I know there is plenty of room for it to propigate!

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Gotcha Deborah.. I was Just reading a different thread that says they are great in containers... Just leave them outside..who knew..not me

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