Lots of my favorite lilies are not from the big guys that breed lilies many mainly for cut flower industry. While cut flowers are gorgeous in their own right, so are creations by people with a passion for the garden lily. Some hybridizers are more well known, some lesser known, but all should be celebrated.
Whether they are still with us or have passed on; they left footprints, so to speak, in our gardens that I am grateful for.
I'll start with a couple by the late Bill Cramer.
'Stately Red'
Another is 'Acutie'
