lilium 2012

[ronm]

L.hansonii

A patch of sunshine, much needed at the moment! The Lilium are just beginning to get going for us,

[Tony Willis]

Lilium martagon ssp cattaniae from Mt Falakro in Northern Greece

[fleurbleue]

I love its dark colour 

[ruweiss]

Lilium debile from Kamtschatka:

[fredg]

Finally beginning to open this morning 

Lillium martagon

[ronm]

What a colour
Is it seed grown Fred?

[manicbotanic]

ooh lovely martagon tony..i have 2 pots of lilium poilanei seedlings germinate here from a vietnam expedition last year..{not by me sadly}

[Hoy]

No species lilies here but a few hybrids like this 'Capuchino'. Had to remove several lily beetles in the spring though

[fleurbleue]

Amazing, Hoy !

[Susan Band]

I love your rock garden. You have made it look so natural 
Susan

[Hoy]

Thanks, folks!
Susan, in fact it is seminatural - with a lot of wild plants growing naturally. And as a rock garden, it is all rock here. I've made almost all the soil from compost, sand and gravel.

[fredg]

What a colour
Is it seed grown Fred?

It was bought as a bulb ronm.
The flowers lasted a day, the pigeons knocked petals off on one side on both flowers 
Ah well!There's always next year

[ronm]

Thanks Fred. I asked because I haven't seen one with those type of 'spots' on before. Was it sold as L. m. cattinae ?

We have nesting Sparrowhawks on the island in the middle of our pond. Only the brave / foolhardy Pigeons venture near, 

[Tony Willis]

Thanks Fred. I asked because I haven't seen one with those type of 'spots' on before. Was it sold as L. m. cattinae ?

I think it is one of the martagon hybrids of which quite a number of lovely forms are now appearing.

here is a Lilium martagon I have flowered for the first time this year. I collected some scales on Kymachalan in Greece and had expected it to be ssp cattaniae but it seems to be a plain martagon.

Also Lilium canadense sent to me by John in Nova Scotia,a very elegant plant.

[fleurbleue]

Two beautiful lilies Tony