Are the mini palm tree looking plants weeds or should I save them?

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I want to have a green thumb, really I do! I just don't know that much about plants. We just moved into a new house, and I wanted to plant a little herb garden, so I started ripping out the overgrown mess in this raised bed. Then, I thought I should save those mini palm tree things since they look nice. HELP! What are they? Can they be transplanted?

Sow and Dipity · Answer

Lol...Jamie, these appear to be lilies....save them hon, then take a picture and share :)

Douglas Hunt · Answer

Those do indeed look like lilies. You'll be very glad to have them when they bloom.

Kathleen Bell · Answer

These are lilies. I have tons of these. Very beautiful.

R.V.R. Farris · Answer

Yes, these are lilies. Please don't confuse with day lilies or calla lilies. Latin name is Lilium, lots of information out there. You can check into when is the best time to transplant.

Merry D · Answer

nice lilies! The other stuff is a weed and should pull right up nicely. You can still plant the herbs around the lilies. You may have other surprise plantings about the yard that haven't made themselves known yet. Our home was overgrown with geraniums, which we tore out as they'd become sickly. That summer, a host of banana trees popped up, then calla lillies, bearded iris, and a few rose bushes. All had been hacked to the ground but the bulbs/ roots were still intact and with the geraniums gone, these other plants had more room to grow. Do post a photo when these bloom, I'd love to see what kind they are!

Reba smith · Answer

stargazer lilies smell and are beautiful

Sue Haas · Answer

These are Oriental lilies that are indeed fragrant-these are bulb plants so if you don't like their location, you can dig them up after blooming-fall is a good time.. Bloom is in late summer.

Rhonda Clements · Answer

not stargazers, japanese lilies
I have both

Sandie · Answer

I have several of these all over my yard and have for years - but they NEVER bloom, so I really doubt they are lilies.

Gloria Smith · Answer

They look like my Easter Lilies I planted outside years ago!

Terra Gazelle · Answer

They look like Lillies...looks just like what I have growing in my old tin wash tub. They will be beautiful when they bloom.

Sheryl Simons · Answer

Definitely lilies.  Yeah!

Peg · Answer

Lucky you! Lilies! I collect them for years but sadly, the past 3 or 4 years, the Scarlet Lily Beetle has migrated to our area and are killing off the lilies. I'm keeping up the battle but clients have opted to have them dug up and destroyed, the soil too.

Jo Hunt · Answer

Oriental Lilly

Jill Drake · Answer

They( whoever they are lol) say, that you shouldn't rip out anything in your garden, assuming your a novice, like us, for the first year, we are so glad we didn't, we have the most amazing looking tree shrubs, that looked kinda dead and wooden, but we trimmed them, and waited, and omg this year the tree shrubs (I say tree shrubs, because the trunk parts, although thin look like well established lil trees, but now they are green and giving us an Abu dance of purple, cerise flowers too...bees love them, so glad we didn't just dig it up......so always ask on here, advise is brilliant on HomeTalk......

Love Digging in the Dirt · Answer

Yep, lilies and beautiful ones at that !!

Kelly Blohm · Answer

🌸🌸lillies

Terra Gazelle · Answer

Lillies..I had one now I have 4...

Terra Gazelle · Answer

Beautiful

Rhonda Clements · Answer

they are lilies, dont rip them out!! they will be gorgeous! just wait and see, never rip out anything until you know what it is!!

Rhonda Clements · Answer

yes they can be transplanted but wait until fall!

Stephanie Pick · Answer

yep,lilies of some sort. Keepers!

Marian Peppers · Answer

Lilies Notice the top of the plant is about to bloom and a perennial.

Bonny McDaniel · Answer

My first response at the picture was 'NO, don't rip out those lilies!'. No telling what type of lily they are but all of them are pretty. After they bloom, let the leaves turn yellow before you pull up the bulbs (if you want to pull them up...I leave most of mine in the garden).

WF Hart · Answer

They look like Easter lilys.

Wanda sinnema · Answer

lilies for sure.. they can be Easter lilies, or the stunning Oriental Lilies-- think HUGE WHITE CASABLANCA, or a host of other varieties.. check out a bulb farm online after they bloom for a better idea.. some varieties are spendy for a single bulb.... remember also if they are the strong scented ones and you want to bring inside.. pinch of the pollen part with your fingers and enjoy..

Suzanne · Answer

Lilies. You can move them.

Kim Smith · Answer

Those look like lilies to me too.

Laurie · Answer

I have these in my flower bed. They are Asiatic Lilies and come in a variety of colors. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Asiatic+Lily+Flower&FORM=IDMHDL

Penny · Answer

Looks like my Easter Lilly!

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