Lilium 2015

[Tasmanian Taffy]

Tony, you think the color is horrible in that, the double is even more hideous.
Cheers John.

[Rick R.]

I haven't grown L. lancifolium since my youth, until two years ago when I obtained some 2n material.   And I have to agree, the flowers are not the beauties I remembered.

The double is best viewed from above, in my opinion, but sometimes there is interest elsewhere....

[melager]

Some cracking lilies Tony!!!

A few in flower here:

Lilium kelleyanum
Lilium mackliniae -the dark form from North-east India sometimes known as the Dzuko Lily Lilium chitrangadae. An endemic of the Dzuko valley in Nagaland.]
Nomocharis aperta

fantastic photos Steve

[Tony Willis]

last of mine to flower

Lilium auratum

[johnralphcarpenter]

My favourite. Mine were over some weeks ago.

[johnstephen29]

Lilium philippinense has come in to bloom with me, it never fails to amaze me how tall this lily gets, nearly as tall as i am.

image by John Stephen Lavin, on Flickr

image by John Stephen Lavin, on Flickr

image by John Stephen Lavin, on Flickr

[Tony Willis]

Lilium speciosum grown from wild collected seed,Japan,sown January 2012

[Rimmer de Vries]

Lilium iridollae blooming now in a pitcher plant bog in Michigan. These are fully hardy in a bog conditions in SE Michigan

[arisaema]

I was on Cangshan two days ago, and to my surprise L. primulinum ochraceum was in full flower! It's clearly close to L. poilanei, and looks very different from L. primulinum burmanicum. Now if only it would stop pouring down so I could get back out there...

[Maggi Young]

Cracking lilies, Bobo!

[rgc]

Hi
The Lilium lancifolium florepleno in my front garden is very late this year. There are six stems in the group and the main stem has 30 buds/flowers, but only two have fully opened so far.
1. Main stem with 30 buds / flowers

2. Lancifolium along with oriental lilies

3. Realise that a double lily flower is not to everyones's taste, but it is quite striking

Pictures taken this afternoon.
Bob

[Maggi Young]

My word- that's being generous with its flower power!  Tremendous height - but you don't seem to have it staked?

[rgc]

Yes Maggi, the main stem is over 6 foot tall. It is not staked and it certainly waves about a bit - keeping my fingers crossed that we do not have any high winds. It is partly protected by some rhododendrons, but as more buds open it will get more top heavy and so I may be taught a nasty lesson to be more careful next year!!
Bob

[Maggi Young]

It has been so windy so often this year in Aberdeen - I've dona lot of muttering about un-staked plants!

[rgc]

Some lily pictures taken this morning.

1. Last of the flowers on a 5 ft tall Lilium leichtlinii. Have had a succession of flowers on it, but the lower petals have now all fallen.

2. Last of flowers on Lilium henryi

3. Lilium lancifolium flaviforum

4. Oriental lilies are very spectacular. The poor wet summer seems to have suited them well.

Weather greatly improved here in Stirling in last couple of days. Managed to have lunch outside in the garden yesterday and breakfast today.
Bob