Summer Lilies Part 9

The other thread was getting a little long. We came from here http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/881650/

I added 3 Black Beauty Bulbs this year. Ony got 1 bud on one of them but it opened this morning and I am in love!!

Me too!

Aubade

Sans Souci

Rosey Dawn

'Brasilia'

Pretty sure this is 'Harbor Star' first bloom for this year.

Lovely Girl

Does anyone recognize me?

Starfighter ffo this season.

and my favorite mini that I can't get enough of smiling 'Angelique'.

I am totally convinced I need San Souci!

Oh, I need San Souci too! Its gorgeous with those phlox pixie! Brasilia and Lovely Girl need to come live here too :-)

Took these today, no idea what it's called.

This ones hid away among all the plants.

A yellow one in a different bed.

Everyone's lilies are so beautiful! Threads like this series are precisely why I can't stop buying more:lol: I finally counted the co-op lilies I've got coming...65 bulbs:LOL: And I plan to place my first order with Buggycrazy this year;) I see a few plants getting their eviction notices in a month or so!

Black Beauty didn't do much for bme the first 2 years, but has really taken off this year. It's about 6 ft. tall.

CountryGardens, that white one is lovely. So are all the Orientals.

Susan

gemini_sage im glad you like the lilies but I do have a confession....the phlox was planted to accent Conca d' Or but im glad it worked with SS too!

pixie, while that phlox looks so pretty with San Souci because of how well it matches, its looks lovely with Conca d'Or because of the stunning contrast! I love the contrast in forms of lilies and phlox- a perfect combo, IMHO. I like Orientals with Hydrangeas for the same reason, and finally got to see my white 'Helvitia' lilies bloom behind and with a Hydrangea this year. I didn't acidify my soil enough, so the blue and white combo I was going for ended up being piinky-lavender and white.

My Hydrangea was supposed to be this color.....

But this is the color it came out.....guess I have acidic soil!

Lavender Gem

'Beauty Rose' OT

Whats the difference between Beauty Rose and Black Beauty?
Is BR lighter than BB?

Casual observance: larger flowers, not as tightly recurved, and lighter in color.

Now seeing them side by side...I feel foolish! lol Thanks for pointing that out as I always wondered what the difference was.

Pixie, when you asked the ?, I said to myself what IS the difference and went out and picked one of each to compare. I was shocked at the difference when I had them side by side! Never feel foolish........................well, if you do there are so many of us in the same boat you sure won't be lonely!

Oh my Sue, that Beauty Rose is one gorgeous lily. Where did you purchase it, if I may ask?

Every one's lilies are so much eye candy, its hard to pick a favorite one.

Maxine

Love your San Souci and Angelique. How tall does Angelique get?

Lilyfan, thanks for that comparison shot. It proves to me I "need" Beauty Rose, LOL. Thats a buggycrazy beauty isn't it?

Beauty Rose was purchased from Buggy.

Now you have to understand that my BB is having a hard time this year with the constantly wet soil and cooler than normal temps. It is about 3 foot this year and was 6 foot last year! I'm assuming the flowers are just a bit smaller than normal.

My 1 Angelique is about 14 inches tall, the other is 3inches and you can't even find it in the pot of laurentia!

I don't usually pick my blooms, but in this case I wanted a good closeup of the papillae on 'Louise'

My BB is pitiful this year too, because of the freeze last year in April that literally "nipped them in the bud". I'm just glad they returned. 2 of the spindly stalks had a single bloom on each.

lBetween Black Beauty and Beauty Rose, I think you will find a difference in foliage too, both the leaf itself and the aspect at which it is held.

Thank you for the info everyone, it is much appreciated.
Angelique is betweeb 10-12" here, every stem carries 3-5 blooms at least...to me that is amazing.

A few new blooms today - Muscadet

A nice clump of Scheherazade

Arena

Stargazer

Pretty clump of Dynamite