Beginner Gardening: Ever See "Double Petal" Lilies ?????, 1 by WENDYandWILL

WENDYandWILL wrote:
We adopted some flowers and plants from a friend of ours that moved recently... and one of the Lilies has come out with a bloom that we've never seen before!
We have other Lilies that have been blooming and appear very normal... but this one plant has put out flowers that appear to have "double petals" - or 2 to 3 petals where there would normally be one each on all of our other lillies!
The first one bloomed yesterday. I took the pictures of it you see here first thing in the morning... then I clipped it off the plant and put it in the freezer to preserve it. (I couldn't think of a better way at the time and didn't want to see it close up or rot!)
Now today the same plant has opened a second blossom that has double and triple petals where normal blossoms I've seen would have only one! (I'm going to take pictures of the second blossom after sending this post).
Is this normal? We've never seen or heard of anything like it? Since this plant has now put out two blossoms like this... is this some kind of a special or hybridized plant? Is this plant odd enough we should consider re-potting it so we can bring it in for winter?
IF you have info, advice or a similar experience with a "double petal" Lily like this you're willing to share... or if we've somehow overlooked a known variety - Please respond to let us know?
Thank You! Talk Soon!
Blessings & 73!
Wendy & Will

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This message was edited Jul 24, 2009 12:36 PM