Lilium 2013

[Chuck]

First bloom bought as Lilium auratum, but obviously not. Any ideas what it is? Probably some hybrid?

[pontus]

to mee it looks like a sideways facing asiatic hybrid....

where the bulbs white in colour?

almost as far away from auratum as you could get!

it reminds me of an old Chris North hybrid....but they are rare nowadays....if i find the exact hybrid name i can post it here...

Pontus

[Chuck]

Kind of disappointing when you buy mislabeled plants. I am still waiting for the lilium speciosum and speciosum album to bloom from the same company to see if they are correct.

[pontus]

speciosum album has a deep purple bulb while speciosum is more light pink, like a typical oriental bulb.

if they are true, they will usually not start blooming before mid august at the earliest.

yes it is dissapointing...i bought a rare itoh paeony 3 years ago, and whaited patiently for 3 years for the first flowers...and when it flowered this year, it turned out mislabelled!

I also whaited 2 years to see flowers on my crinum x ellen bosanquet bulbs..again, only to find out they where mislabelled also!

Pontus

[Luc Gilgemyn]

This Lilium martagon 'Early Bird' is nearly 2 m high !

[bulborum]

Better to call it a martagon hybrid Luc
I think all those new colours in martagon are hybrids

Roland

[greenspan]

i'm quite sure that sorts like the 'Early Bird' are crosses between martagon x hansonii, so called "marhan"-hybrids. but i don't know which one of the species was the female or male part.

here some martagon types from the wild (a forest in nothern bavaria, south germany; heavy clay + lime soil). there were many types...from totally white to quite dark (but no cattaniae- or albiflorum variety), unspotted to heavy spotted. the heavy spotted were the types, i was looking for (took some scales):

[Roma]

A nice selection of spotty martagons, Greenspan.  The Lilium martagon in my garden are just beginning to open.  I started with only cattaniae and the white one.  They have been self seeding all over the garden and I now have all shades of pink and red as well.

[bulborum]

Nice collection Greenspan
I hope you post a few more pictures

Roland

[greenspan]

martagon did their job this year. unfortunately i lost my var. cattaniae...here an elder foto. if anybody has bulbs of such a fine type, i ask for a swap.

[Hans J]

new flowers on my Lilium spec. from Corsica are open today
first time a real yellow flower 

[bulborum]

Beauty Hans
I hope it stays stable
Roland

[pontus]

Hello greenspan

I have a cattanniae hybrid which is almost identical to cattaniaae, called black prince if you want to do a swap. I will upload images here in 10 days when I am back home again

Pontus

[greenspan]

@hans j

the only wild lily i found to be native in corsica should be Lilium bulbiferum (var. croceum?). but i never saw a complete yellow form. could it be an asiatic hybrid, escaped from garden?

@pontus

thx for your kind offer. the martagon hybrid 'Dark Prince' looks great, but i only cultivate true species. i grow some cattaniae seedlings, but it will last some years till i'll see whether they are true cattaniae. so i'm looking to get adult bulbs to shorten the time, as i'm so impatient.

[pehe]

If someone is interested in these Lilium Mid-century hybrid's just let me know. In short time I will remove them as I will make a new rock garden bed there.
It is a very easy and vigorous hybrid which comes from my dads garden many years ago. It multiplies very well but does not set seed.

Poul