We are still weeks away from first lily bloom here so in anticipation I drudged up this old thread about my visit to Mak's in 2011. The photos are pretty but the part I like best is the degeneration of the thread into a scheme to pilfer Mak lilies (destined for culling) from the field after dark. Enjoy (again)!

The thread "Oriental lilies at Mak breeding" in Lilies forum

Good times

You guys are nuts!

Here is a precursor to my upcoming lily season (photo taken today). All of those reddish stems near the center are Tropical Isle trumpet lily clones, 12 of them.

Everything looks good! Nice job with the Tropical Isle clones!

Looks nice Connie. Most of my stems are not that tall yet. I'm still looking for noses and others are to about 4" tall.

They may not be lily trees, but it's sure going to be a lily forest!

Those are just my short ones... many on the west side of my house are up a good 4 feet... OTs and LA. It looks like I lost Calgary Tower and maybe Firetruck over the winter .

Connie: I love the "palm tree " stage of lily growth. That is going to be a vibrant spot come bloom time.

Morning After and Sunnyside Down, two new Mak-Leek introductions of Oriental X L. henryi, obtained through Faraway Flowers. While many breeders of OT's are moving farther away from L. henyri, Mak has bred back to it. Good Idea!








Some of my clones and seedlings in the greenhouse this morning.

Everything looks great. Lorn

My morning after bulb was huge with a monster stem coming out!

Huge, yes. All the Mak bulbs I've purchased over the past couple years have been very large, regardless of who I bought them from. Solid and heavy!

Good looking stuff there, Lorn. I'm looking forward to seeing the blooms.

Thanks, Connie. Of course, there's at least one pricey back-up clone in there we share a common interest with. I've got about 70 pots in there now--another 4 weeks or so and the pots will be ready to place in between the rows amongst the older lilies for the summer.