Open today:

c. 1943, 'Rose Dawn':


Ed McRae's 'Accent':


Belo Horizonte, it is cool enough today to get the red brushmarks:

I'm jealous of everyone enjoying their lilies. I'm guessing probably another couple weeks to a month around here depending on the weather.

At least you're in the same hemisphere, Dave! We're about to go into winter here...

Some nice lilies there, Connie. Especially like 'Accent'.

That is an intriguing lily, Susan. I wonder what its ancestry is.

Joshua, that's what we have this forum for! You guys help us with our winter and vice versa.

Connie, i think that the Belo is really nice

Indeed, Dave. I've actually been looking forward to winter since I discovered this forum, as I knew that in the Northern Hemiphere there would be lots of lilies blooming and (hopefully) plenty of photos! In Australia we don't have quite the range of cultivars that you do (although we still have quite a few), so it's nice to see what's out there.

Fortunately we only have a small amount of lily "off-time" here.

Here in the PNW I haven't had any weather damage other than a few hail specs. I expect a good season here.

Funny thing is, I used to love in Oregon. Albany actually.

The only buds I have here are on my cheater lilies (purchased from the greenhouse).

Lovely blooms pard.

I've not met Rose Dawn before - looks like an interesting historic. I like that flower type.

Rose Dawn is (L. davidii var. willmottiae x L. x maculatum) x L. regale or so says the lily register. It is registered as a Div. I.

Regale!? Wow, I can't see it. Have you noticed anything that suggests it might really be from regale pollen? And thanks for sharing the background. I'm squinting at the photo going 'No way!'

Now, I simply reported what the register said .

After all, it was 1943 or so and maybe they weren't all that careful back then...

That's what I was thinking.

Another Pixie today, probably Buff.

Ramona from Faraway flowers helped me ID the early blooming lily I posted yesterday. Probably Rusty. I found this photo of it online and it does have the spaces near the throat that I thought were different. Mine may have more spots.
https://www.google.com/search?...
Here is a side shot that shows the spaces I'm taking about.

Valley K has sold Rusty and here is their photo. Scroll to bottom and go to end of slideshow. Rusty is fourth from last. They look very similar but Susan's sure seems to have a lot more spots out toward the petal tips. Another oldie, c. 1956:

https://plantlilies.com/asiati...

A cheater lily from the garden center
'Raspberry Lava'
I love raspberries, so it seemed like a good fit.

Wow, mags, we can't find anything like that around here. Great find!

Tracey, I have thought about doing that just to get some lily color going. Just haven't found one that i either don't have, or I really like enough

I really like that raspberry color Tracey. How does it compare to Purple Heart?