Thank you Polly, most of mine are from seed that was given to me, when I planted them last year I had even forgotten about a lot of them.

Especially beautiful, then, Doris. I am amazed at you folks and the seedlings.

Beautiful lilies Tracey and thanks again. I love Pearl Jessica, I got them thru mislabeling and found out the truth from Ramona.

The Pearl Series is interesting, name changes and all. They are remarkable lilies.

I was going to ask you about that daylily seedling, Tracey. With that picottee, it must have had some nice parents. Since you already know how to hybridize lilies, I don't think there is anything magical about doing daylilies. The year before last, I crossed Siloam Ury Winnifred with a night blooming, fragrant species (Hemerocallis altissima). The first of the seedlings will be blooming this year. So far they all seem to look just like the species, but Ury Winifred was the pod parent, so I know the cross took.

A few lilies for the day:

- - - Olina



- - - Soireé


Some of you from DG may have gotten seed from me of which one of the parents was a pollenless spotted yellow lily. I have since discovered that it actually does have pollen, but it the anthers are rolled in on itself, and the pollen never gets out! whether the pollen is viable is yet to be determined. I have used it on several crosses now, some of which I already have proven compatible in the reverse. We'll see what happens.

that 'Pink Pagoda' is brilliant!!! -is it asiatic?-i love the colours

I am so dumb when it com es to Lilies, I have a lot blooming but I have no clue as to what is a 'Daylily" and a lily can you please enlighten me.

Sure, here's info from About.com to tell the difference. But, Doris, we love your pictures, lilies or daylilies!

Daylilies:

"Foliage: The leaves are a dead giveaway as to which plant you have. Daylilies have long, flat strap-shaped blades that grow in clumps from the crown of the plant, at the soil line. Daylilies grow from about 1' high up to 4'.

Flowers: Each flower is in bloom for only 1 day. The name Hemmerocallis comes from the Greek words "hemera", which means day and "kallos", which means beauty. Most plants have multiple buds that will bloom over a period of time.

The flowers are borne on thin stalks, or scapes, that grow from the base of the plant. The scapes may be multi-branched.

If you look closely at the flower, you’ll see that 6 petals are in two layers of 3. The top three are the actual petals. The bottom three are sepals. The center of the flower, the throat, is often a contrasting color."

Lilies:

"Foliage: There is one central, unbranched stem from a lily bulb, with the flower buds forming at the top of the stem. The leaves grow around the entire length of the stem, in whorls or spirals. Lilies can grow from about 1 ½' tall to a towering 10'.

Flowers: Lilies always have 6 petals and 6 anthers. Each bloom lasts a week or more. The lowest buds on the stem will open first and the remaining buds will open sequentially through to the top most buds.

Lilies flowers also come in a variety of forms, includeing: trumpet-shaped, bowl-shaped, funnel-shaped and recurved. "

For example, in your post, the first 6 are daylilies, and the last three are true lilies.

kareoke said:

Thank you so much, guess your never too old to learn.

Dayliles from seed are less fussy than lilies, but of course I prefer lilies anyway. The cross was 'Eye on the Prize x something I can't remember. But it certainly resembles 'Eye on the Prize'. Ramona did a nice cross selection.

gwhizz, 'Pink Pagoda' is an asiatic.

Here's some from this morning. It's North Time (Dr. Chris North Lilies, that is)!
'Barbara North'

'Peggy North'

'Eros'

'White Princess'

'Stroainia'

'Gypsy'

'Alabaster Rose'

'Red Rooster'

'Karen North'

'My Dear'

'Paul Bunyan'

'Senhora Alice'

'Katinka'

'Eye on the Prize' seedling number 2 (kind of enjoy the edges here)

I like seedling 2.

Love North time!

Doris, you're welcome. I hope we never get too old to learn. I have learned so much on here.

And yes, life is a journey of which there is something to be learned each and every day.

I love those down facing lilies. They're gorgeous. Seedling number 2 is very pretty.

The entrance to my greenhouse. The best way to grow lilies for polination up here in the cold north.

What a great photo grapus

Wonderful indeed!

'Senhora Alice' is very unique. Do you remember where you got it Tracey?

Honeymoon is just getting started here.

Cecil

Thats a wonderful photo stilldew.

Brindise Eyeliner
Yarrow Summer Pastel

Just look at your gardens! Wow!

Susan, I think that one came from the Lily Nook in Canada a few years back.