So back in just my second year of hybridizing and not knowing that much, in 2008 I crossed an asiatic called Shirley with Lilium michiganense, an American species. There is no way these could naturally produce seed, so my pollination was contaminated with I don't know what. The progeny clearly arose from mismatched genes, as they were all deformed in some way(s). I had hopes, then, that perhaps some michiganense genes crept in somehow and kept a couple for possible future hybridizing. One of these was the pod parent of the seedlings I will show farther below.
the pod parent:
the pollen parent was a cross of an unknown yellow asiatic cultivar crossed with Tinos and Winnipeggy pollen that yielded two basic types of flowers:
So now from these came this unusual mix of seedlings:
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#5 - the color shading true and not due to sun glare. The patina is flat, not glossy.
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