Lilies: I'm a newbie & I need help with Asiatic and Oriental Lilies!, 1 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
For late blooming lilies (again, this zone 5) I actually grew some from seed to get September blooms. This is a longiflorum/formosanum hybrid, and I had to bring it in each year because it is tender in our zone. This is on September 17, and was one of several blooms I obtained. But it is not an Oriental. In our zone, I do not know of any. Lilium specisoum blooms in September (sometimes August for me) as well but again it is not an oriental.

I chose my lilies for the longest possible bloom times for the ones I like. Even martagons bloom for me around June 20. My latest blooming lilies are Casa Blanca and Crystal Blanca (the second highly recommended as a shorter Casa that needs no staking and is bulletproof, from B&D Lilies). If I am fortunate, these last until early August.