if the buds didn't abort many of the blooms were just too ugly to sell, this is a photo of "Shimmer". The only lily that actually looks good is Champagne, and it is no good for cuts, big outfacing buds don't travel well. Some of the 4n asiatic seedlings did OK, they were at least sellable at the farmer's market. The orientals are mostly dead, the few left living are totally ruined as cutflowers. We put some of the leftovers in pots but plants do not sell here after June so I regret not dumping them with the rest of the leftovers. Sales are so bad we will NOT go to any more markets until there are bulbs to sell, the increase in fees along with other costs of going (NO local market sales here, long drive to sell) make it too much of a loss. Especially since there is no point in showing the lilies since there won't be any bulbs to sell.
