To really dislike bouquets that include lilies?

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They stink, the pollen stains and they’re poisonous to animals.

But of course if someone sends you flowers, it’s impolite to say actually I can’t stand lilies.

AIBU to say never send anyone a bouquet with lilies unless you know they actually like the (vile) things?

My light grey sofa now has bright yellow pollen stains after the five year old ignored repeated warnings to not go near the horrible flowers 💐

My favourite flowers (but I have a cat so don't get them anymore )

YANBU, they smell like urine.

And aren't they used a lot in funeral arrangements?

YANBU but I'm also allergic to the poisonous, staining, stinky shits so I hate them extra hard.

You can snip the stamens off to prevent staining.

I'm not personally a fan of lillies either, but I'd just be grateful for any bunch of flowers!!

Im not a fan of then either. Orange roses only for me!

Oh trauma! Send them back, bin them, give them to a hospice

They are the only flower I allow in my house.

I love them.

Throw the lilies out of it’s just a few flowers or as I do give them to a friend that needs cheering up (I have cats so can’t even have them in the house).

Use cello tape to get the pollen off

I also hate them

YADBU. Lilies are my favourites! Absolutely love them. I wouldn't want people to hesitate
(You can cut out the yellow stamens if you're that bothered).

Carnations on the other hand .... ick.

I love them.

Always have a bunch on the go. Smell lovely.

My dog and furnishings have survived.

Snip the stamen off.

I love them if anyone wants to send me flowers.

Stargazer lillies are gorgeous. But they really affect my hayfever, worse than any other sorts of flowers.

Personally, I like a nice iris.

I love lilies. Send them to me.

I display them in my fireplace where the pollen doesn't matter. If I want them on the table (white tablecloth) I snip the pollen stems off.

My favourites, I love them but haven't had any in 8 years because cats.

Hate lillies. They stink of pee and they're ugly.

I love them but rarely buy them these days as I tend to buy flowers the day I want them for the house and they are sold almost completely closed nowadays. I don't give them to other people as a bouquet though, they are traditionally funeral flowers, I think. Could be making that up though. They are quite funereal.

I cant go near them as they set my hayfever off terrible. If someone gives me flowers with lilies in I just tell them "thank you but I will have to throw the lilies away as both me and DH are allergic"

They seem to be such a divisive flower!

Too funereal for me!

Yanbu - they seem to be in everything. Vomity smelling, vile things!

I normally point people in the direction of Bloom & Wild for bouquets. Tend to find florists like Interflora use lots of lilies and carnations (which I also don’t care for).

As previous posts have said - just cut out the stamens and that gets rid of any staining risks and 99% of the smell.

Most lilies = instant headache.

I wish they weren’t so common in bouquets.