Species lilies 2010

L. hansonii

L. Amabile luteum

L.michiganense

Lilies for today. Orange Electric was supposed to be Tinos.

Cote d'Azur - Sent to me as Cote d'Azur - Looked at pictures it is not. Will & try & find out.

This message was edited Jul 13, 2010 8:10 AM

Black Bird

Lollypop

Corrida

Reinesse

two (2) blooms of Nepalense

I have never seen anything like the Nepalense. How beautiful!

L. superbum 7 19 10

Too bad this is not in focus, but I like the shot anyway. The first couple of L.superbums that opened this year went from white in the nectaries to a deep red like the skin of a peach.

L. henryi 7 16 10

L. auratum platyphyllum (with L. superbum and L. lancifolium, (tigrinum) in background)

L. pitkinense 6 26 10

L. philadelphicum 5 29 2010

I didn't expect these to bloom the first year let along in May!
Now I have grown three of the four species which are native to Michigan, just L. canadense has not yet flowered for me, (I just planted them last fall).

L. michiganense 6 18 2010

under the heading "Be Careful What You Wish For" : My quest for species lily bulbs led me to lilyseed.com and, getting no response I tried the phone, which led to a snail mail order. I wasn't sure what I might receive, I gave her a pretty lengthy wish list. Well, she filled it and much more. I received 7 new-to-me Western NA species and four hybrids of W. NA species, totaling over 50 bulb!!
I had my first success with Western NA species last year, (first time I'd tried), when the L. parryi bloomed, so...wish me luck with the L. parvum; L. wigginsii; L. humboldtii; etc. (photo of L. wigginsii from lilyseed.com)
What else have people planted this fall, species lily-wise?

This message was edited Nov 10, 2010 10:51 PM

Well, my story with lilyseed.com (Rainbow) is still on going. But your posting might help me. I purchased several pak of lily seeds back in April. They confirmed the order and payment but as of this date haven't heard from them or any replies to e-mails. Maybe there is still hope....