Lillium, Altari

One of the nicest of the "Orienpet" type lilies! Always a favorite of visitors; and seems to be almost carefree. I've grown it since at least 2008, but I cannot remember where I bought it. I think it was American Meadows since they offered some very nice selections.

Beautiful banner Leon! Those lilies are very pretty.

Thanks Frenchy. Here are a couple photos. First one is the banner photo. Second one is a close-up.

It sure is a beautiful lily and a great banner!

What a perfect fit into the size requirement of the banner with exact focus and lighting. Your banners are so well done and interesting and identifiable as a signature banner without ever seeing the name. Excellent as always. ⛄️ ⛄️ ⛄️ ⛄️ ⛄️

Excellent banner Leon!

Spectacular banner & blooms, Leon!

How tall are they? The ads say up to 8 ft (?) when mature.
Takes a few years to reach that height I would imagine.

We planted several orienpet lilies last month for the first time...
'Anastasia' & 'Garden Pleasure' in 5 gallon pots to protect
from gophers.

Will also be guarded by many French marigolds.

Thanks Cal,

I think 8 ft. is an exaggeration. I see one of the commercial sites stating "8-10 Feet"; and I disagree with that. Our own data base lists them at 3-4 feet in height which is realistic. That's about what mine usually reach. I think I might have some other pictures on my portable hard drive; if so I will share them here.

Orienpets are great for the garden. Glad to see you are trying them too. And I see you are guarding them with French marigolds. These seem to act as a natural insect repellent here also.

Leon the banner is gorgeous and so is the whole picture I love my lilies and especially my OTs

I agree - just lovely Leon! The lilies seem to be very happy in your garden.

Lovely banner Leon, I love most lilies, the voles and mice ate most of mine.

Thanks everyone for your input of thumbs and warm comments; specifically………..4susiesjoy, bootandall, bumplbea, dirtdorphins, EscondidoCal, evelyninthegarden, Fleur569, Frenchy2, , GaNinFl, greenappleagnes, greene, HemNorth, IrisLilli, JHeirloomSeeds, jmorth, Legalily, lovemyhouse, mcash70, Mutisia, pardalinum, plantmanager, pod, slowcala, touchofsky, vic, Whitebeard, William and zuzu. Thank you!

Also to the following for your gifts of acorns; bootandall, Fleur569, greenappleagnes, IrisLilli, pardalinum, and slowcala! Thank you!

To Cal; I looked back over the years and found one photo where a stem of Atari appeared to be about 48-50 inches. This was in 2010. So my guess is that vendors might be "pushing" the heights of 8-10 feet. I seriously doubt their claims. I could be wrong.

@TBGDN Leon,

Beautiful banner. Those lilies are very happy in that spot with so many stems and blooms.

I looked back over the years and found one photo where a stem of Atari appeared to be about 48-50 inches. This was in 2010. So my guess is that vendors might be "pushing" the heights of 8-10 feet. I seriously doubt their claims. I could be wrong.

Very impressive none the less.

It will be a challenge to see how tall we can get ours to grow.

Leon ~ I must have missed this one. Very pretty!