It's nice that we all like different lilies and keep all those great companies who sell them in business.
Through DG's own Ramona/Mainiac/Faraway Flowers: http://farawayflowers.vstore.ca/
we had the pleasure of meeting a great gardener and lily/rose/clematis grower, just a mile from us, and his 'Conca d'or' was lovely. Some of his plantings of lilies were at least 12' tall and so wonderful to see.
Great Pic Pirl
Here's another photo. The garden was filled with inspiration.
Amen
Oh Pirl, that's magnificent. Truly inspirational. When I see something like that, it just makes me want to fill the yard with lilies.
Me too and I have been doing so for 2 years.
I thought I was done until I saw them planted with DL's.
Guess I will add more to the woods walk garden next summer if BuggyCrazy has a sale.
As you can see there is a lot of room here. I planted 30 DL's in there.When I see the colors I need I will make a list of Asiatics.You guys have made trouble for me here LOL
Hummina hummina hummina
Another new one I really liked last year was Bonbini. It actually was true to the pictures from the sellers. Faraway Flowers and Ednie used the same picture on their websites, BD Lilies had a different picture, but looked similar, but the lily looked true to the pictures even in it's first year. So many times that's not the case.
I really love the OTs.
The one in Pirls picture looks like it could be Scheherazade, another great grower here.
My asiatics bloom here a little before the daylilies Jo Ann. Do yours bloom together? Maybe I need some later asiatics.
I don't know what your 2009 summer was like, Polly, but us midwesterners had it very cool. Colors really were really enhance on cultivars like Bombini, and they also looked like the published catalog photos.
Most of it was pretty cool, Rick. I know the companies that sell lilies get their photos mainly from the wholesalers and they are often enhanced, but when Ednie and Faraway Flowers showed the same lovely picture, and it looked just like that in the garden, it was nice. Although I don't think Bonbini maybe has the colors that would get easily washed out, as the pictures in Plant Files are all nice.
This thread can really make your wish list grow. I planted some Scheherazade last year, but so far haven't seen it make an appearance. That photo that Pirl posted is fabulous.
I made a mistake and planted Arabian Red and Halifax right next to each other. They look pretty similar and I'm having trouble sorting my photos on the two. Does anyone have a good photo of Halifax that they can add to PlantFiles?
http://bdlilies.com/l7000.html
Ge, Lilium Regale comes in at least two color variations. The all white one is the "Album" I planted the one with the Burgundy colored outside petals. But, as I said, it's first year was not impressive. There was very little color on it.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/20179/
Yes my GM grew both.I think a NOID I have is a Regal.Its planted with other whites
Another coral/apricot lily that I planted this fall and am looking forward to is Montego Bay. I hope the colors are good on this one. Has anyone got a photo of it?
http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/lilies/65136
I think that I planted that Montego Bay beside the Salmon Star. I hope they look good together. After seeing Pirl's photo with that Burgundy Daylily with Salmon Star, now I'm having second thoughts.
That is also where I added the Eudoxia.
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Montego bay goes on my list for next year
Stormy, not a great pic, but Montego Bay are blooming behind the pink one in front (Maywood).
Thanks, Gemini. Is it just that one sideways bloom? The reddish one off to the right isn't one is it? Is that red & white one in the far back, Super Nova?
Gemini, I meant to say how much I like the Poppies in with the lilies. What color are they? Do you have a photo of them in bloom?
Is it just that one sideways bloom?
The correct terms:
---- out facing (b)
---- up facing (a)
---- down facing (c)
Now does that mean a b/c is a down and out lily?
(They are still my favorite, no matter what the case.)
Rick
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LOL, no Leftwood. I sure hope it's not on the down and out!! You are too funny.
I wasn't speaking of the shape of the lily. I was referring to the photo showing only a side view of the lily in question.
For shame, Lefty ~ there's no such thing as a 'down and out' lily!
That would be a good name for a new one!
Yep stormy, that one and the up facing and the other out facing blooms- there are blooms from 3 stems showing, the one to the right of the reddish down facing blooms having the most blooms. They're a pretty blend of coloring with pink, salmon, and yellow. The down facing red and white one is Leslie Woodriff. Those were purple peony poppies, and I sure wish I'd gotten a pic- really hoping the reseed too. I really like Poppies with Lilies too.
LOL, OK Gemini, It's nice to know they're not down and out!!! Were your poppies annuals? Just the stems and pods are beautiful with the lilies.
Down and Out? Sounds like a name buggy would use; something to go with Dry Rot...
LOL Isn't Chambertin also a dark red lily? I couldn't find any photos of it in PF. All of the catalogues use the same photo and it's not a very good one. Here's one in someone's garden from the web.
http://mirrormirror.typepad.com/mirror_mirror/WindowsLiveWriter/IMG_7230.jpg
Does anyone grow this one?
According to the Lily Registry, Chambertin is suppose to be a/b. I don't think you can get anymore "a" than that pic. An interesting and unusual blend of characteristics, though.
I have to correct myself on my "correct terms" post:
Many of you already knew that the a,b,c refers to the aspect of the flower, but the "1" was my error, as it designates the judging class of "Asiatics", and has nothing to do with whether a flower faces "God or satan". (Now there's another name for Buggy Crazy.)
Now I am going back to edit that post, lest I confuse someone more.
Rick
While posting photos of lilies in PF the other night, I came across this beautiful photo of a seemingly red lily, Sumatra, by Pirl.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/227070/
In this photo, it looks more Burgundy colored.
http://www.lilybulb.com/l7003.html
Does anyone grow this and can you describe the color?
'Sumatra' is awesome, one of my favorite deep burgundy/reds. I would say the color is a deep burgundy like B&D shows. That's what color I get here, sometimes picking up color on some of these lilies is tough. Less offered in commerce and yet beautiful and awesome.
Here's mine:
I expected it to be as dark as the sales photo but it wasn't. It was highly disappointing to me since the color was so far off from what it should have been and since I garden by color anything that's not as it is supposed to be really does bother me.
I'd call it a very dark pink but there's definitely purple in it.
Thanks, Magnolialover & Pirl. It is a beauty and I like the white rim.
I have discovered a trick when viewing commercial pics of any flower.
I look at the background leaves,if they are a blue green or dark ,the photo isnt accurate and I dont trust what I see.
I copy the image (where it's possible) and bring it into a photo editing program and color correct until the leaves are more earth -yellow- green and see how the flower color changes.
This is mostly true of pinks,purple and red flowers.Reds are hard to photograph.
I had coleus that looked pink-magenta-purple with green borderds when ordered from RD.
They were dark blood reds and yellows when grown here, didnt look that good with pink and blue annuals.
Appaloosa was the worst offender.
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We also must remember the differences in coastal areas. The colors are different, at least in the Pacific Northwest. The colors are richer out there, it is the same with peonies. In fact, I recently had a conversation about this with Don Hollingsworth.
I do recall B&D stating that they don't doctor their pictures (and I bet they have a lot nicer camera than I do). Mine is darker than the picture I have shows. I just can't capture the depth of color with my camera, though I try and try again.
'Sumatra' has got a nice shaped and larger flower, nice depth of color and returns with vigor here in the Midwest...can't say that for all orientals either.
Lily season makes me smile. Can you tell?
Yes, I think we can tell you love the lilies, magnolialover!
Thanks for letting me know that it is, once again, a matter of climate. That does make me feel better. In 2010 I'll be growing Rio Negro for the first time: let's hope it is as pictured.
ge - just my own experience with daylilies leads me to believe many games are played with their colors. Some are very accurate but many are not, which is why I've stopped buying any of them.
I think coleus also blooms according to climate. Those I have in shade are much more colorful than those in full sun and that's using the exact same cultivar in both locations.
I have discovered that with coleus too.
My fav.Glory is much different in shade,greener background and rosier red speckles.
I looked up Lavander Dew DL on plant files.
Its a different story from the web picture.Its more rose.
I guess since they have not been able to breed a true blue why would I expect to see it in a Lavander DL.
That said I will go to the studio and mix some paint colors for the cosmos painting.
Tracey is the queen of the peonies too, both tree peonies and lactifloras. The season doesn't truly begin until she starts to post her beauties. She has been a great inspiration to me personally, teaching me so much about bringing beauty to my yard.
Donna
There is a man less than2 miles from me who hybredizes and grows tree peonies and is a Japanese Maple grower.
His yard in spring is simply breath taking.He is the man who sold the yellow to DD.
I went and bought another.
Do Oriental lilies deepen in color as they mature? I've noticed differences in color when planting the same cultivar in different areas.
Donna you are too kind, but the real peony inspiration is Diann (our dear Ticker) closely followed by Steve. It's good to know we inspire one another ;) Sweet Donna, your gardens are so thoughtfully put together and you must know how much I enjoy your pictures, all of those beautiful roses I have no prayer of ever growing, I enjoy them through you ;)
Mmmmmmm, yellow peonies....lovely, lovely, as are the pink, the white, the magenta...oh peony season...can it be far now?
