Lilies: Lily "Silk Road", 1 by SteveIndy

SteveIndy wrote:
Good luck, fragrance. I order less and less from Park/Wayside as well, and really only use them if they have something I want that I cannot get from someone else. I have had mixed overall results from them. Most of their perennials have arrived looking good but they tend to have a high mortality rate for some reason and I usually have a pretty green thumb and don't kill many things.

I ordered like two dozen Silk Roads from them a few years ago and suprisingly all arrived healthy and did well. They were all individually packed and did flowers though sparsely first year, but by third year I had the likes of what you see below. I have ordered from Lily Garden before and some of the bulbs they sent were tiny (Blackjack Asiatics to name one) and didn't bloom first year. I was disappointed and expected a lot better, given the good press they get here, but maybe my experience was a fluke. However, you're right, most people love them and they do have a terrific selection. I love B&D lilies, however - but LG does have a better selection and they develop so many of their own hybrids especially among the OT's. Good luck and show us pictures!!!