Hi, I want to grow lily bulbs indoors and plant them in the Spring. Does anyone know a suitable variety?Thanks

Answer 1

You can plant these Lily bulbs indoors & plant in the spring:
Lilium longiflorum ‘Nelly White’ – The sweetly scented Easter Lily that is most commonly seen available commercially around the Easter Holiday season.
Lilium longiflorum ‘Elegant Lady’ – A blush-pink cultivar with sweet fragrance. Called ‘Pink Easter Lily’ in some catalogs.
Lilium longiflorum ‘Deliana’ – A creamy yellow variety of the Easter Lily.
Lilium longiflorum ‘Trimphator’ – A two-toned white flower with rosy pink center.
Lilium longiflorum ‘White Elegance’ – Hardy to zone 5 this is a pure white Easter lily with slightly smaller blooms, but more of them per stalk.
While Easter lilies are usually seen already in bloom by the Easter Holidays, they are blooming in spring because the bulbs were carefully forced in greenhouses. When Easter lilies are grown naturally in the garden they will bloom in mid-summer. Most of the Lilium longiflorum have white, fragrant blooms but are available in shades of pink, yellow or cream.
http://plantsbulbs.suite101.com/article.cfm/growing_easter_lilies

Answer 2

Bulbs that you force to bloom inside during the winter usually do not survive if you plant them outside again. If you want to keep them to plant the next summer just dig them, brush off the dirt, then store them in a cool dry place until spring. Most places though you can leave them in the ground all winter.