I have been remiss to the extreme, missing this thread. Sorry, Mike. But to catch up, did you notice your Star Gazer x unknown has nine petals? I agree with Tracey that is looks very asiatic rather than oriental. Very nice.
http://cubits.org/liliesforum/...
Your
Lilium davidii var.
wilmottiae is typical. (That's a good thing.) But the yellow seedling you got from it is not. The yellow genes in each of the parents (
Lilium davidii var.
wilmottiae and
Lilium maculatum var.
wilsonii) are rare, and to randomly combine them rarer yet.
The two have very different foliage. Did you also get a variety of leaf forms, green coloring and glossiness vs. dull sheen? Often, there is not much variation in leaves, even when there is in the flowers.
Congratulations on your many successes!
