Lilium 2020

[Rick R.]

We freeze Lilium pollen regularly when we need to, but I have always wondered how viable the method is for other genera.  I was going to say thank you for the concrete evidence that it works for Rhododendron, and now thank you even more the additional information!

[jshields]

I'm curious about stability of Lilium pollen in the freezer, too. 

I have experience with using stored pollen of various genera but not of Lilium.  For instance, frozen pollens of  Crinum, Hippeastrum, and Hymenocallis keep barely 12 months with decent viability, while Clivia and Hemerocallis pollens appear to retain usable viability stored dry in the freezer for up to 6 to 9 years.


Jim

[Knud]

Insects constantly strip the pollen from my lilies

Here's a pollen thief, Rick, a hover fly caught red-handed, on a white  L. martagon a couple of weeks ago. I suspect there are many more.

[Knud]

Lilium lankongense opened a couple of days ago. The first picture was taken 8am, the second 1pm, same day. I got the bulb from Pitcairn Alpines.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Variations of Lilium canadense

[Claire Cockcroft]

Lilium pardalinum?  Over 5 feet tall

[Steve Garvie]

Very nice Claire!

I think your lily could be Lilium superbum.
Here is an image of Lilium pardalinum:

[Leena]

Variations of Lilium canadense

Especially the second one is special.

[aldo]

Lilium henryi

[Leena]

L.henryi is really floriferous!

Here is my L.canadense, and the second picture is L.martagon var cattaniae, a very dark form.

[Gabriela]

Beautiful lilies from all! Something I have to practice more with, except L. michiganense and few fast flowering I have no species raised from seeds flowering yet.

Very nice Claire!
I think your lily could be Lilium superbum.

It looks like L. superbum; when young it can be mistaken for michiganense but not the case anymore.

[Leena]

Lilium leichtlinii var maximowitchii, nice even though it is orange (not my most favourite colour).