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Some martagons recently or currently in bloom here:
A couple of really lovely ones given to me by my friend from work, Adam, who is very active in growing and hybridizing lilies and is becoming well known in lily circles... These flower stalks are 6' 5 1/2' tall this year.
[Sorry, there used to be pictures here, but the link is broken. Lori]
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Fermi de Sousa
Another couple open now,
Sat, 11/30/2013 - 8:54pmAnother couple open now, 'Yeti' a low growing Asiatic Hybrid,
and an unknown LA (longiflorum-asiatic) Hybrid
which was labeled as 'Lipstick' another Asiatic,
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New to our garden is a "bonus
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 3:31amNew to our garden is a "bonus" bulb which was sent by Adrian from Coal Creek Bulb Farm with my order earlier in the year. He told me that he didn't know what it would be himself! It's obvious a Longiflorum- Asiatic Hybrid, any suggestions to the name?
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I cannot grow this lily! This
Thu, 12/05/2013 - 4:08amI cannot grow this lily! This is a clump of Madonna Lilies, Lilium candidum growing in the garden at work which has been untended as far as I know for the last few months but has come up into glorious flower despite (or maybe because of) the neglect!
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I cannot grow this lily! This
Thu, 12/05/2013 - 4:13amI should add that I've tried growing Lilium candidum several times from bulbs in various positions in the garden with soil amendments including lime, ash and charcoal and still the plants just dwindled away. After seeing these doing so well I'll give them another go! Maybe I can get these to set seed?
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Here's an updated pic of the
Thu, 12/05/2013 - 11:08pmHere's an updated pic of the pink LA hybrid which is possibly 'Brindisi'
This is the latest Asiatic lilium to flower, 'Tiger Play'
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Fermi de Sousa
Royal Trinity is another LA
Sun, 12/08/2013 - 2:44pmRoyal Trinity is another LA hybrid; it's done very well for us and we now have it in a few places in the "perennial border";
it's a medium height, soft orange/apricot,
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New this season for us is the
Wed, 12/18/2013 - 3:13pmNew this season for us is the Asiatic Lilium 'Red Velvet'
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More Liliums in bloom in our
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 5:32amMore Liliums in bloom in our garden; thank heavens the recent heat wave didn't fry them all - but the summer's not over yet!
Lilium 'Triumphator'
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A soft yellow Trumpet Lilium,
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 5:39amA soft yellow Trumpet Lilium, 'Golden Saint'
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Claire Cockcroft
Fermi,
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 10:56amFermi,
Thank you for posting pictures of your lilies. They are such a bright spot compared to the gray, wet scene outside my window!
...Claire
Richard T. Rodich
The one time I tried the
Thu, 12/05/2013 - 1:06pmThe one time I tried a Madonna lily bulb, I knew it wasn't in the best place. I hoped it might adapt, but I didn't expect it to dwindle so quickly.
Can't get the seed to germinate, but I've only tried once.... so far.
Richard T. Rodich
Triumphator usually blooms in
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 5:25pmTriumphator usually blooms in the heat of the summer here, and it causes floppy looking and wilty appearance, and only lightly color flowers. However this past season they bloomed during a relative cool spell, and flowers were deeply colored. I never took photos of the ugly times, but these still show what a difference the heat can make here in Minnesota.
Trond Hoy
Pretty flowers! Here only
Mon, 12/23/2013 - 1:58pmPretty flowers! Here only Lenten roses are in flower in the garden at the moment!
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Wow, Rick, that's quite a
Tue, 12/24/2013 - 4:39amWow, Rick, that's quite a difference!
Yesterday the first flower opened on Lilium leichtlinii and this morning a second bud looked fit to burst; this afternoon it was open and starting to reflex,
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We visited a friend who lives
Fri, 12/27/2013 - 9:04pmWe visited a friend who lives in a cooler area and she had this Lilium in flower which she thinks is Lilium grayi,
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Toole (not verified)
Hello Fermi
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 12:08amHello Fermi
I wonder if your friend's Lilium is L.canadense.
Here's Lilium grayi currently in bloom .
Followed by a couple of unknowns .
Richard T. Rodich
Check here for comparisons.
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 7:49pmCheck here for comparisons. There are intermediates between the two species, apparently not that rare in nature.
Lilium canadense
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101728
Lilium grayi
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101731
Illustrations
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=41595&flora_id=1
Fermi de Sousa
Thanks, Dave and Rick,
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 11:06pmThanks, Dave and Rick,
we'll have to check out more on the Web!
In our garden another Orient-Pet is in bloom, 'Silk Road'
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Oops, I thought I'd already
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 11:10pmOops, I thought I'd already posted pics of Orient-pet Lilium 'Saltarello'!
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Fermi de Sousa
Another new one for us is the
Mon, 12/30/2013 - 9:34pmAnother new one for us is the Oriental-Trumpet Hybrid Lilium 'Table Dance'
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Fermi de Sousa
Orient-Pet 'Orania' is in a
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 10:40pmOrient-Pet 'Orania' is in a new color range for these lilies!
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Taken this morning, Oriental
Sun, 01/05/2014 - 2:49pmTaken this morning, Oriental -Trumpet hybrid Lilium 'Ovation'
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I thought this was an
Thu, 01/09/2014 - 9:40pmI thought this was an Aurelian Hybrid, but apparently it's another Orient-pet, 'Mr Cas'
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Yet another "new" Orient-pet
Thu, 01/09/2014 - 10:04pmYet another "new" Orient-pet Lilium this year is 'Robina'
I'm hoping that these new Orient-Pets do as well as the ones we established earlier like 'Silk Road' which now puts up tall stems with many flowers,
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One of the groups I belong to
Sun, 01/12/2014 - 3:37amOne of the groups I belong to is the Ferny Creek Horticultural Society which meet in The Dandenongs, East of Melbourne. It's over 2 hours drive from home but well worth it, especially as they have 4 Flower Shows a year and this weekend was the Summer Show, featuring Liliums, Vireya Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas.
I'll post a few pics of the Liliums here, unless the Moderators think I should start a new thread?
Here's the main bench with the "Best in Show" - a stem of a stupendous Oriental-Trumpet (O-T) Lilium 'Belladonna' shown by Adrian Van Kampen who has a small business "Club Creek Bulb Farm" which is where most of my new liliums were sourced!
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Trond Hoy
You have got a very nice
Sun, 01/12/2014 - 8:46amYou have got a very nice collection, Fermi! Some admirable ones at that show too. No problem with the red beetle?
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Hoy wrote:
Sun, 01/12/2014 - 5:08pm[quote=Hoy]
You have got a very nice collection, Fermi! Some admirable ones at that show too. No problem with the red beetle?
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As Far as I know the red lily beetle hasn't been found here - yet! A frightening prospect if it ever did,
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Gordon Tingley
The Red Lily Beetle wasn't
Sun, 01/12/2014 - 5:45pmThe Red Lily Beetle wasn't here when I was a youngster, but it definitely is in the area now- probably why I haven't added any lilies to the garden yet. Last summer I noticed my neighbour's Cardiocrinum giganteum was under attack by these pests. At least she was able to see the plant bloom. Hopefully the young offsets will take less time to maturity!
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This was part of the non
Sun, 01/12/2014 - 6:37pmThis was part of the non-competitive display by Adrian
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Some individual blooms at the
Mon, 01/13/2014 - 10:53pmSome individual blooms at the Show
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A week of 40oC temperatures
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 10:20pmA week of 40oC temperatures have taken their toll on Lilium 'Canberra' which opened a bit singed!
Aurelian Lilium hybrid 'X-Phi' fared a bit better,
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Our last Lilium for awhile (
Sat, 02/08/2014 - 4:42pmOur last Lilium for awhile ( there are a few others in bud but they may not get to full size as we still have another week of 40oC ahead!) in fact the last one of the stem, Lilium 'Black Beauty' - the original cross between L. henryi and L. speciosum which led to the creation of the Oriental-Trumpet Hybrids,
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