Lilies: First bloom 2013, 4 by cathy166

cathy166 wrote:
I ordered Oriental and Asiatic double lilies from American Meadows for this spring. The Asiatics are Cocktail Twins. They never look like the online photos in the catalog, but I think they are pretty good friends with Elodie and Fata Morgana which have been inground for a few years. For the past 3-4 years our lilies have been decimated by the red lily beetles, which have been controlled this year, thanks to spinosad on the soil.

The lily bud at the end has been growing and growing and is now about six inches long. While deep pink on the outside, I'm guessing the trumpet on the inside will be white. Just cannot remember from last year.

Not the best photos, but I think you can see the interesting inside petals on the Cocktail Twins. Wondering what the Oriental Broken Hearts will look like.
Marcia