Lilium 2009

[Paul T]

Göte,

Thank you kindly, that would be wonderful.  I think I recall that they are 5 to 7 years from seed to flower, or something akin to that.  Somewhat longer than the majority of Lilium species (but thankfully not as long as Cardiocrinum for example!  )

[Lori S.]

Lilium philadephicum, blooming in the garden - the only Lilium species native to the Canadian prairies.

[Ragged Robin]

A gorgeous wild thing, Lori 

[Rafa]

a couple, not identified. One of them out of proportion

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nr 2 might be Lilium formosanum var. pricei

[johanneshoeller]

Some Lilium which we cannot identify???

?? (with leaves)
regale??
pumilum?? (170 cm tall, many flowers; with leaves)
nepalense (smaller flowers, but many flowers; 150 cm tall)

[johnw]

Hans - Yikes, that doesn't look like nepalense but it is absolutely smashing. I wonder if it could be a hybrid of nepalense? If so I have never heard of one before. I think you should start thinking about a name for it. later identified as majoense

johnw

[gote]

 Hans,
The first is probably a hybrid of sorts.
The last one seems to be majoense. the more or less cylindrical part of the flower gives it away.
Göte

[gote]

a couple, not identified. One of them out of proportion

Rafa you must show the whole plant. Otherwise identification is impossible.
I doubt that the second one is formosanum. The leaves are too wide. There are many trumpets to choose between.
More pictures also fof open flower and we will try to help you

Göte

[johnw]

Cardiocrinum giganteum started to open on Tuesday here just as I was leaving.  This variety has not been dependably hardy here whilst others grow Cardiocrinum giganteum that seem long term.   All the local ones are green stemmed.  Looking at the Plantsman article by Peter Cox I cannot decide which variety it is - var. giganteum or var. yunnanense. I would presume var. giganteum is the tender one.

The flowers neither open from the top down or the reverse, there are single flowers at top and bottom still to open!

Any thoughts?

johnw  - no blue skies here for another week, at least.

[johnw]

The last one seems to be majoense. the more or less cylindrical part of the flower gives it away.
Göte

Of course, but still very fine.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

Lucky you Hans to have such a lovely plant of L. majoense, so many flowers. My single bulb hasn't flowered yet but must be edging nearer each year.

I think Rafa's top picture is formosanum v. pricei as Luc suggests. It has those big, long buds on such a short plant, to maybe 30 cms or a little more.

[Lesley Cox]

On another look, you may be right Gote. The leaves on mine tend to be a bit longer and strappier.

[Rafa]

exactly ! thank you Luc and Lesley for the ID, I will post another picture when it will bloom.

[Otto Fauser]

Hans , your L. majoense looks very much like mine, it certainly is not nepalense which never
 reaches a height of 1.50 m in my garden.