This is not fragrant and stands about a foot to a foot 1/2 tall. Anyone know the name of it? Thank you.
ants
ID this lily please?
No idea but a very cute lily. :)
Thank you :) I couldn't find anything that looks like in in the PlantFiles.
ants
I don't know this lily even though I look at it daily. I know it is NOT Lollipop, which is a lot more white with pointed pink tipped petals, and it is not an oriental. I've noticed that the color changes somewhat in the bright sun.
It came in a bag from Costco containing an assortment of pink and dark pink asiatics. As time was fleeting and my back was killing me, I put all the bulbs in a 35 gallon plastic container on my deck, raised up about a foot.
There are 3 plants like this that have started to bloom. The rest all have buds but will obviously bloom when they feel like it. I cannot wait to see the rest of the variety. I think there were 18 in all. It's like being in labor and delivery to see what we get. While it is nice to know the cultivar, if you're not looking to buy more or competing, just sit back and enjoy. If I want to buy more based on the name, if it's not from the same reseller, it generally does not resemble my expectation. Even the stargazers that you posted can vary greatly.
Usually the Costco bulbs are well identified, and in any case I've never been disappointed.
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cathy166, I have to agree with everything you have said about lilies and it really doesn't matter their name. I have spent the last couple of years trying to find out my lilies names and learned so much, especially on this forum. I have a very wild quess what your lily might be Vermeer. Lilyfan (I think) suggested last year, that when I think I've identified a lily I purchase a new blub, grow it, and compare that lily with the ones that I already have.
It is proving a wonderful experience. I'm learning to look at the small differences in lilies. For years I purchased lily blubs that I liked in the magizines and planted them in the garden. I kept track of what I purchased but, not where I planted them. Now it has proved a great learning experience to try to identify them. I also have to say that I've added a lot of lilies from just seeing them on this forum.
Debbie
Debbie, I go through this every year. I put in so many bulbs, and I have to keep the bags or I don't know what I've planted.
I'd forgotten about the Fata Morgana until it bloomed with fabulous double petals... definitely prettier in person than in the photo. It is no standard asiatic. Another Costco bulb. There were "Elodie" bulbs in the same package. From the picture they are the same, just a delicate shade of pink. I don't remember if I planted them or if I shared them with a friend.
Since the peony blooms were so badly destroyed by the rain, I consider us lucky to be able to enjoy the lilies. Agawam is not so far from Stamford, so I guess you've been getting just as much rain. (The tomatoes seem to be thriving on it.)
cathy166, Your Fata Morgana, is beautiful. Your double asiatic Elodie is just as beautiful. My lilies are really suffering this year with the rain. I'm having trouble with slugs, worried about fungus etc., and most of all the lily beetles have done soo much damage. I didn't treat the lilies early enough to try and prevent the excess damage they have done. I hope they haven't reached Stamford, yet. Please keep an eye for them and if you find them, start prevention early. My peonies only have flowers for a couple of days then the rain destoryed the flowers. My fern leaf peony didn't even bloom this year-hope I haven't lost it.
I also only had my poppies for a couple of days. Once again the petals were taken off by the rain. The weeds in my garden have flourished & due to the rain I haven't been weeding has much I should. It seems we didn't have a June in the Northeast-just anyother April. I only grow flowers but if tomatoes are doing well. I might just go out and purchase one just to make me feel better about my other flowers.
Debbie
Picture of Fangio & Chianti - Had them marked this year LOL
Beautiful lilies! Keep the pictures coming :) Here are a couple I grew from seed. First year in bloom :) Sorry it's a bit blurry.
ants
Purchased these last year. Can't remember where from :) This is the first year I have seen them.
ants
antsinmypants, Could the red one be 'Black-out' and the orange one 'Loreto'. I'm trying to identify mine.
Debbie
I don't know... I was thinking Baja & Longistar :) LOL :) Take a look & let me know what you think. I will take a look at the others :)
I believe this one is Centerfold.
ants
Ants, I just learning and just suggesting. The above lily looks like Centerfold to me? I purchased Centerfold this year to compare with my other lilies that I believe to be Centerfold. You will love what this forum will teach you. I've learned in the last couple of years that it is very hard for even the experts to know how to identify lilies just by pictures. The lily's flower depends on so many conditions where you live, weather, soil, and lighting when you take the picture and etc. I'm just learning that to help identify a particular lily you have to look at all aspects of the lily: center, back, height, you name it. So many of the great lily people in this forum try to help, and do. I'm starting to learn the language of lilies and why they try to ask particular questions and what they are talking about. In the past I've purchased lilies that were in the major catologes (bad speller) that helps in their identification because of this forum I'm starting to get the more difficult ones to find. But, I still want to know what I have already. By doing that I'm learning so much about lilies.
Debbie
The first one looks like Samur (sp) to me... Just a wild guess
I would always listen to Mainiac, knows lilies in the Northeast.
Debbie
Debbie, you're right; Mainiac is very knowledgeable. Other than the tomatoes, your garden sounds just like mine.
I used to use Grannick's Bitter Apple spray on the lilies or anything subject to predators. Nontoxic, it is purchased in a pet store/pet warehouse. It is meant for pets so that they won't chew on themselves or anything else. You need to cover you mouth with a mask (I use my T-shirt) otherwise you can get the bitter taste on your lips.
This year I switched to a new product called "Super Repellent" a new product manufactured by Country Fare LLC in Derby, CT. It is made of essential oils and does a good job once you learn to dilute properly and shake the sprayer during application. Before I diluted it properly, I burned a few plants (badly). It was still better than those dratted lily beetles. I learned how to dilute better and it is pretty good. Unlike the water-based stuff, this product does not need to be applied after each rainstorm, just after new growth. It smells like clove. Besides lily beetles and aphids, deer and rabbits are not fond of it. Originally I bought in ready to go in a bright pink sprayer that you need to pump, but it's a pain in the neck to keep shaking and pumping. Now I get the refill and dilute it at least 5 to 1 with water and put it in a trigger spray bottle. It is about $35 a quart, but it really has to be diluted.
As a result of our deer netting (they seemed to have eaten some of my tulips) and the bitter tasting sprays, this is the first year my 4-year-old lilies in one garden have bloomed. Every other year they had a stem full of buds, and I'd come out in the a.m. to find all the buds gone. We don't live in the country, we've just messed with the deer habitat so we get critters.
You were smart to mark your Frangio and Chianti plants. They are gorgeous. I don't know what to do about the fernleaf peony.
My fernleaf is next to the poppies but only bloomed the first year we were here (2005); comes up every year, but no blooms. I'm sure our paths will cross again.
After taking a look at other pictures of Samur, I am having doubts. A lot of time the lilies in those assortment bags are bulbs that were bred and not used to for introduction from the cut flower trade. You may never know.
Just having fun learning & trying to ID the ones I already have. To me it really doesn't matter what they are called. I love to cross them & see what turns out. I don't have the time or patience to keep records & rarely remember what I crossed with what. But get some nice looking flowers from them anyways :) Here are the ones that bloomed for the first time for me this year. They were all seeds taken from 'Centerfold' & crossed with I don't remember what. Sorry it's blurry, its the only picture I have of them.
ants
antsinmypants, Just wonderful!!
Debbie
Thank you Debbie :) I was just thrilled when I saw them & couldn't believe it when they bloomed all together like that. Was like a boquet :)
ants
I have this one, too, and I think it is Vermeer.
Samur is distinctly different from all of these in that it has orange pollen and a chartreuse -greenish stigma.
Ants-- isn't it fun growing lilies from seeds! I get so anxious I want to pry open the petals before they open just to see what the first flower looks like!
Yes:) I have lots of pods growing now. Crossed the whites pictured with the reds & oranges pictured above those & also with some yellows & a different white one & vice versa :) Just for fun :)
ants
cathy166, I found Grannick's Bitter Apple spray. I couldn't find the other product locally. Tried a number of local garden centers. How do use the Bitter Apple Spray? Do you dilute the mixture, etc? It would help me greatly if you would let me know how to use it.
Thanks
Debbie
No, I spray it directly on the leaves and/or blooms. It is a fine mist, so keep your mouth covered. or you'll find out just what it tastes like. (Instead of a mask, I pull my t-shirt up over my mouth.)
The only problem with bitter apple is that that the rains eventually wash it off. I have otherwise found it works great against nibblers, is nontoxic and never burns leaves. Oh yes, lily beetles and aphids and other eaters stay away. Let me know how it works for you.
cathy166,
Thanks
Debbie
Could it be 'Rosella's Dream'?
It looks a lot like 'Vermeer', but has blunted petals instead of pointy & don't think it is 'Rosella's Dream' because that looks like it has yellow in the middle & mine does not have any yellow in it. Only pink & white. Thank you for all of the help :)
ants