Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Show us your Reds & pinks., 1 by critterologist

critterologist wrote:
Oh, it's a yummy one! Not quite as overwhelming as 'Silk Road' that's blooming out there right now, but it definitely has that oriental lily fragrance. It gets tall, too... at least 6 feet tall in a couple of years if it's happy.

I got some of my lilies staked this year (for a change!), but sadly I lost the main stalk on the centerpiece lily in my bed, a stunning 'Leslie Woodriff' Orienpet.

Here's Orienpet 'Silk Road' (old photo, has even more blooms this year). The flowers turn down a bit more on this one than on other Orienpets (which are crosses between Oriental and Trumpet lilies), but the fragrance will knock your socks off from 100 feet away. :-)