Lilies, anyone?

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Some martagons recently or currently in bloom here:
A couple of really lovely ones given to me by my friend from work, Adam, who is very active in growing and hybridizing lilies and is becoming well known in lily circles...  These flower stalks are 6'  5 1/2' tall this year.
   

[Sorry, there used to be pictures here, but the link is broken.   Lori]

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Fermi de Sousa

Sat, 11/30/2013 - 8:54pm

Another couple open now, 'Yeti' a low growing Asiatic Hybrid,

Yeti

and an unknown LA (longiflorum-asiatic) Hybrid

white LA hybrid

which was labeled as 'Lipstick' another Asiatic,

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Mon, 12/02/2013 - 3:31am

New to our garden is a "bonus" bulb which was sent by Adrian from Coal Creek Bulb Farm with my order earlier in the year. He told me that he didn't know what it would be himself! It's obvious a Longiflorum- Asiatic Hybrid, any suggestions to the name?

pink LA hybrid Lilium

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Thu, 12/05/2013 - 4:08am

I cannot grow this lily! This is a clump of Madonna Lilies, Lilium candidum growing in the garden at work which has been untended as far as I know for the last few months but has come up into glorious flower despite (or maybe because of) the neglect!

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Thu, 12/05/2013 - 4:13am

I should add that I've tried growing Lilium candidum several times from bulbs in various positions in the garden with soil amendments including lime, ash and charcoal and still the plants just dwindled away. After seeing these doing so well I'll give them another go! Maybe I can get these to set seed?

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Thu, 12/05/2013 - 11:08pm

Here's an updated pic of the pink LA hybrid which is possibly 'Brindisi'

LA Lilium maybe Brindisi

This is the latest Asiatic lilium to flower, 'Tiger Play'

'Tiger Play'

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Sun, 12/08/2013 - 2:44pm

Royal Trinity is another LA hybrid; it's done very well for us and we now have it in a few places in the "perennial border";

LA hybrid Royal Trinity LA hybrid Royal Trinity

it's a medium height, soft orange/apricot,

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Sun, 12/22/2013 - 5:32am

More Liliums in bloom in our garden; thank heavens the recent heat wave didn't fry them all - but the summer's not over yet!

Lilium 'Triumphator'

cheers

fermi

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Claire Cockcroft

Sun, 12/22/2013 - 10:56am

Fermi,

Thank you for posting pictures of your lilies.  They are such a bright spot compared to the gray, wet scene outside my window!

...Claire

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Richard T. Rodich

Thu, 12/05/2013 - 1:06pm

The one time I tried a Madonna lily bulb, I knew it wasn't in the best place.  I hoped it might adapt, but I didn't expect it to dwindle so quickly.

  Can't get the seed to germinate, but I've only tried once.... so far.

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Richard T. Rodich

Sun, 12/22/2013 - 5:25pm

Triumphator usually blooms in the heat of the summer here, and it causes floppy looking and wilty appearance, and only lightly color flowers.  However this past season they bloomed during a relative cool spell, and flowers were deeply colored.  I never took photos of the ugly times, but these still show what a difference the heat can make here in Minnesota.

          

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Fermi de Sousa

Tue, 12/24/2013 - 4:39am

Wow, Rick, that's quite a difference!

Yesterday the first flower opened on Lilium leichtlinii and this morning a second bud looked fit to burst; this afternoon it was open and starting to reflex,

cheers

fermi

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Toole (not verified)

Sun, 12/29/2013 - 12:08am

Hello Fermi

I wonder if your friend's Lilium is L.canadense.

Here's Lilium grayi currently in bloom .  

Followed by a couple of unknowns . 

 

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Richard T. Rodich

Sun, 12/29/2013 - 7:49pm

Check here for comparisons.  There are intermediates between the two species, apparently not that rare in nature.

Lilium canadense

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101728

 

Lilium grayi

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101731

 

Illustrations

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=41595&flora_id=1

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Fermi de Sousa

Sun, 12/29/2013 - 11:06pm

Thanks, Dave and Rick,

we'll have to check out more on the Web!

In our garden another Orient-Pet is in bloom, 'Silk Road'

Lilium Silk Road Lilium Silk Road Lilium Silk Road

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Thu, 01/09/2014 - 10:04pm

Yet another "new" Orient-pet Lilium this year is 'Robina'

Lilium Robina. Lilium Robina

I'm hoping that these new Orient-Pets do as well as the ones we established earlier like 'Silk Road' which now puts up tall stems with many flowers, 

Lilium Silk Road

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Sun, 01/12/2014 - 3:37am

One of the groups I belong to is the Ferny Creek Horticultural Society which meet in The Dandenongs, East of Melbourne. It's over 2 hours drive from home but well worth it, especially as they have 4 Flower Shows a year and this weekend was the Summer Show, featuring Liliums, Vireya Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas.

I'll post a few pics of the Liliums here, unless the Moderators think I should start a new thread?

Here's the main bench with the "Best in Show" - a stem of a stupendous Oriental-Trumpet (O-T) Lilium 'Belladonna' shown by Adrian Van Kampen who has a small business "Club Creek Bulb Farm" which is where most of my new liliums were sourced!

cheers

fermi

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Trond Hoy

Sun, 01/12/2014 - 8:46am

You have got a very nice collection, Fermi! Some admirable ones at that show too. No problem with the red beetle?

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Fermi de Sousa

Sun, 01/12/2014 - 5:08pm

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You have got a very nice collection, Fermi! Some admirable ones at that show too. No problem with the red beetle?

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As Far as I know the red lily beetle hasn't been found here - yet! A frightening prospect if it ever did,

cheers

fermi

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Gordon Tingley

Sun, 01/12/2014 - 5:45pm

The Red Lily Beetle wasn't here when I was a youngster, but it definitely is in the area now- probably why I haven't added any lilies to the garden yet. Last summer I noticed my neighbour's Cardiocrinum giganteum was under attack by these pests. At least she was able to see the plant bloom. Hopefully the young offsets will take less time to maturity!

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Fermi de Sousa

Wed, 01/22/2014 - 10:20pm

A week of 40oC temperatures have taken their toll on Lilium 'Canberra' which opened a bit singed!

Lilium Canberra Lilium Canberra

Aurelian Lilium hybrid 'X-Phi' fared a bit better,

Lilium X-Phi Lilium X-Phi Lilium X-Phi

cheers

fermi

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Fermi de Sousa

Sat, 02/08/2014 - 4:42pm

Our last Lilium for awhile ( there are a few others in bud but they may not get to full size as we still have another week of 40oC ahead!) in fact the last one of the stem, Lilium 'Black Beauty' - the original cross between L. henryi and L. speciosum which led to the creation of the Oriental-Trumpet Hybrids,

cheers

fermi

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