Lilies: I'm a newbie & I need help with Asiatic and Oriental Lilies!, 2 by DonnaMack

DonnaMack wrote:
It's a pleasure to help, and I very much appreciate your getting back to me.

I think that you will love Crystal Blanca. It is one of my favorites, and it definitely does not need staking. Here is my favorite picture of it, taken at night. I still have my original ones from many years ago. I have transplanted them twice. For whatever reason, I had 12 Casa Blancas that slowly died out

I do love balloon flowers, and grow them with lilies. Smashing with Anastasia, the orienpet.

But the plant that you are seeing in the picture is one of my absolute favorites, Campanula trachelium Bernice. Indestructible in my yard. It is gorgeous alone, but I really like to combine it with lilies amd allium christophii. It blooms repeatedly during the year if deadheaded. I've had them for years, and transplanted them to my new house. Most campanulas do not work for me, so this was a wonderful surprise.