Pacific Northwest Gardening: Question about lilies, 1 by

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Ahh, the scent of the lovely lilies! "black beauty" began her bloom today! And the scent of African Queen and her paramour 'Copper King' get me giddy! Narcotic pleasure, indeed! Whoops! What is Herpst doing behind that beaded curtain???? Resist the lily temptress? I think not!

Thanks for that, Poochella. Maybe they are just late bloomers.

Pardon us, Aeryn. You can see that Herpst and Soferdig are in the midst of a lilium-induced pleasure binge. Poochella and I are close behind. We don't mean to leave you in the dust. Just a whiff of a scented lily is all it will take to bring you right along on this euphoric ride. I highly recommend the bulbs at B and D Lilies. Go to:
http://www.bdlilies.com/ and sign up for their newsletter. You'll get advance notice of all their sales and their web-only specials. Their bulbs are top quality and generally huge. My African Queen bulbs were almost 8" across when I bought them. The flowers are a full 7 feet from the ground. Here's the first open bud from last year. It is dreamy! I see that you are in Vancouver. If you really want good deals on lilies, including day lilies, plan to attend the pt Defiance flower and garden show here in Tacoma next year. B and D sells at wholesale prices at that show. Each year they divide and replant 1/3 of their liliy fields. What they take out, they sell in big bundles at the show. It's a great way to get lots of lilies for a small price.