I missed getting Awesome too. I'm not that much into orange but it has such a nice form it makes up for it. Enjoying everyone's photos, too. Most of my Asiatics bloom a bit later and I gave up trying to grow the early lankongense hybrids here; they despise my heavy clay. I'm babying a Karen North in a pot on the front porch. It is the sole survivor of a gob of scales I got from Judith Freeman several years ago. At least I think it is K. N. but it has been moved a number of times around the garden before I potted it. I guess it could be anything.

I just stepped out to get this pic of my clump of Belo Horizonte showing the color phases of the red brush marks. The brush marks last just a couple of days and even less if it is warmer. We have been cool here though. Nice to have that maritime influence!

I love checking this thread every morning and seeing all of the amazing lilies you all have been posting! It is so inspiring. I only wish I could take better photos with my phone camera (the only camera I have). Everything I photograph either comes out blurry or overexposed or both.

We are also bone dry here in this strange, strange year. Every time we have a chance of rain--even when promising storm clouds approach--it always bypasses us. I have been watering with the hose, but I can tell many plants are unhappy with that arrangement. It is pretty sad when even "drought tolerant" plants are pouting. Sigh.

On the bright side, here is a new beauty that greeted me this morning--'Tiger Babies'. It is very short in its first year, only 15 inches tall, with only two buds per stem. But I expect great things from it next year!



Next up is trumpet lily 'Golden Splendor'. It is extremely tall (nearly 6 feet) and lanky in its first season. I have had to stake many of these even before the buds began to weigh them down. Not sure what the problem is since they are growing in full sun. Too much nutrients perhaps?

Here's my Belo Horizonte, no red brushmarks here. I should have known better than to think this would show up here. It's quite a different lily without the red.

A couple of yellow Noids and

Mags, have you looked inside a bloom of Belo Horizonte just as it is opening, open just enough to see what is inside? When it was really hot here if I didn't get out to look the first day I missed it! If you have extra bulbs maybe you can dig and pot one this fall then next year try to find a cool place for it (maybe even in the house) as it starts to bloom. I wonder if a light dose of Epsom salt would help enhance the color.

So far it has been cool here for the most part. We have been lucky to even hit 70F. Supposed to be around 77 later today.

So jealous here. Like Polly there are not many lilies in bloom.

After seeing another photo of Starlette posted by Evan.....I think I really need to get that one! I am sure I can squeeze another bulb or 2 in somewhere!

All I have right now is Centerfold

There's always room Claudia, always.....

Lovely lilies guys!! There are so many that you all have that I haven't seen before. Very very lovely!


I was out wandering around tonight and I have a few...

Doeskin


Dazzle


Spank


Pink Tip


Pearl Jennifer


Moselle


Sweet Surrender


Hiawatha


Funny Girl


Champagne


Coral Sunrise (most likely) :)



That's all for tonight. Have a wonderful evening!

That's a nice bunch of lilies.

Anyone looking for Starlette, you might do better looking under the name Forever Susan. They are just alike as far as I can tell and FS seems to be easier to find.

Tiger Babies is such a cute one, I think I may have lost mine. Love Doeskin and Funny Girl.

Susan

Lorn, my friend produces 2 magazines a year, 1 on daffs, 1 on lilies- always a freehand picture of something 'naturistic' on the front,..,.In this case, i was sitting in the garden, enjoying a quiet ale and my surrounds, when i noticed 2 very quiet 'silvereyes',one entertaining himself on a 'rubrum' seedpod.,.My thoughts went to a previous cover on the lilium magazine 2 yrs ago- the exact hand drawn picture... but i had seen it for real,..,

All looking great

Anthony, You'd have to freehand draw these sightings, they're so brief! But if your're out there enough, you'll see it. Nothing surprizes me anymore.

Nice lilies,Ticker. You've been holding out on us You must be really under way now. The colors on your lilies are very nice too. Keep them coming.

Ticker, your Royal Sunset is more pink than usual--I think. All very beautiful!! Here's mine for comparison

Ya know Lorn, it very well might be Coral Sunrise instead of Royal Sunset...

I'm with Lorn.Those dont look like my Sunsets.
A Buggy Crazy noid just opened today.


anyone want to guess.I had named it Roc but was told it was wrong.

Geez Jo Ann, Buggy came up with some nice stuff, didn't she!!. I've got four of her crosses going from seed I planted this spring. The would be ones she would have had, had she continued her work. They're just coming up now but if they do well, I'll make sure you get some for your collection. I'll tree mail you a list in a few days.