Confessions Part III: What lilies have you planted for 2006?

confess, confess!!!

Not fessing up " I AM INOCENT "
maybe? not ?

the Lilies made me do it!
Happy Valentines to all you sweeties!
Hugs and kisses for all the fun too.


Sorry, no new lilies, but a bit of dessert before it disappeared.....

happy valentine's day to you all!

mwah!

love the stretching kitty cat, btw.

=)

Tazzy, you haven't been "innocent" for over 50 years!

tee hee. I was thinking that, but I didn't wanna say....

aww, Tazzy LOVES being "dangerous"....

HMMM -

I planted:

56 OT "Satisfaction"
24 OT "Futura"
8 OT "Silk Road"
6 OT "Conca d'Or"
6 OT "Sweetheart"
3 OT "Mystique"
3 Trumpet "Copper King"
6 Trumpet "African Queen"
6 Trumpet "Golden Splendor"

No new Asiatics this year, but next year there will be! Oh well, there's still time for a few this spring!

steve, can't wait for your photos!

Thanky Moonglow - I am looking forward to yours as well :-)

Steve, 56 Satisfaction! That will be the most incredible sight!

Here's one I had'nt seen before, Orenpet Zagura. Is'nt it gorgeous! http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Zagora-Oriental-x-Trumpet-Lily-Bulbs-Ship-begins-2-05_W0QQitemZ7744720060QQcategoryZ75662QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The main color doesn't show very well, but if it is a yellow, it looks like Caravan.

LOVE the clor! I'm planting quite a few more Orienpets this year & speckled Asiatics. Both seem to do well in my mixed beds. Orientals are fighting me.

wednesday I got my order from blooming bulbs:
Chianti, and Tom Pouce



This message was edited Feb 24, 2006 5:48 PM

I just planted Chianti in fall, we should compare first year notes.

Also just found an Orienpet I had'nt heard of called 'Orange Bell'. I recieved a Wayside Gardens collectors edition with it listed. The description says "the richest golden yellow, smattered with red speckles". Anyone grown it?

Neal

Wanda, what problems are you having with orientals?

Well!!!!!
I went to plant my Chianti and Tom Pouce and they were absolute mush! It was the grossest thing. I will call Bloomingbulb first thing tomorrow and request they make good. I will report here.

Last year they sent daffs that were bad and they made good with some that are growing great this year. But it bothers me that now I get this crummy batch of lilies and will have to possibly wait another year for replacements. Even if they make good, I don't know if I will buy again--I don't like this back and forth business.
grrrr


edited to say: called bloomingbulb this morning and replacement items being shipped tomorrow. Once again a happy camper.

This message was edited Feb 28, 2006 10:26 AM

nery, sorry to hear about that. i got some bad daffs from bloomingbulbs this year as well.

i'll check for tom pouce laying around here...

hey girlie! are you ready for gross pics?

EEEeeeeewwwww!!

I didn't notice right away because they well so well and nicely covered with wood shavings. It wasn't til I was ready to plant that I noticed. and they smelled awful when I opened the packages. You can see the glistening rot in this pic. yuck!

I just got these saturday, so it's not like I let them sit forever and a day.


edited to say that I called BB and they sent replacements within 3 days. all the chianti bulbs were great, slightly bigger than golf balls. Four our of five Tom Pouce were good, and one had a little bit of green mold. Is this something I can clean off or should I discard?

This message was edited Mar 9, 2006 8:04 PM

that's what I said, Moby, lol

I got lily bulbs from Blooming Blub last year and they were in good sharp, but now with all the amaryllis I got from them not being true to name, I'm a little concerned about what will come up. They are good about refunding money. That's what they did on my amaryllis.

Speaking of spending money, B&D Lily catalog came today and I I want EVERYTHING. I ordered from them right after they brought up the 2006 website and I thought I had seen them all. NOOOO....there's more, much, much more. I know these pictures must be touched up a bit. They are all just too gorgeous.

I bet those bulbs got frozen in transit with all the weird weather lately.

beaker, B&D?

VERY nice bulbs! http://www.snowcreekdaylilies.com/lily-bulbs-2006.html

(B&D and snowcreek are sister companies)

Edited to change link ~


This message was edited Feb 27, 2006 10:43 PM

Yes, B&D Lilies. They are out in Washington state somewhere. Beautiful lilies. They do alot of their own hybridizing. I think I've already ordered about a dozen from them for this spring. LOL, I probably won't be able to sleep tonight trying to figure a way to rob Peter to pay Paul! I can't even decide which ones are the prettiest. They are all "gotta haves".

Here's the web site:

http://www.snowcreekdaylilies.com/

ooohhhh.... you guys.... slipping off the wagon again, I can feel it....
tam

thank you both for the link. New obsession, don't know all the players yet.

voss ~ grab Tammy and slide her on down to our level of lily lust. Who else do you know of? Lily Garden? Lily Nook? Blooming Auction? muwahahaha......

I used to buy wholesale from Bloomingbulb about 5-6 years ago. They got so bad with sending rotting bulbs and misnamed ones I had to stop. Sure they would send replacements, but who wants the hassle. I want what I order the first time and I want it in good shape. They were bad back then, I can imagine how it is now that they sell 10x the inventory now.

I will never order from them again.

Puddles

I do love lilies!!! I bought two big bags of Black Beauty from Costco when they first put them out. Ten big, handsome bulbs per $8.95 bag (less $2 coupon) - TEN bulbs per bag!! Looks like:
http://www.oldhousegardens.com/blackBeauty.asp

So yesterday, I planted 20 Black Beauty and 6 (more) Stargazer. I have more Casa Blanca coming in the mail. I have about 12 CBs planted with Lady Fern like the white flower farm show in their catalog.

I would love some martagons....

Sterling

I sooo wish we had a Costco here. Maybe it's a good thing. :)

Whatcha want from Costco Moby ? God bless, Margo

Could someone post a pic of their Black Beauties?

Everything! LOL Until I get a few acres, I'm pretty well set for lilies. But I can dream.....

Here is pic of Black Beauty

I thought I already posted this once. Must be floating out there in cyber space.

Black Beauty

There are some pics in the PF http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/73105/index.html

i was at costco, and saw more of the lilies that i want. i just don't have the time anymore these days....

gorgeous BB photos. thanks.