Trumpet Lily 'Black Dragon'

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TomH3787 Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b) Jun 27, 2005

Trumpet Lily 'Black Dragon'
Lilium

Blooming June 23 in Raleigh, NC

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broots Cochrane, ON(Zone 2b) Jun 27, 2005

I have always like the 'Black Dragon'. I know it isn't for my zone but I was able to grow it & have it return the following year. Haven't seen it since. Great photo Tom.

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Mar 16, 2009

Hi Tom,

This is an absolutely gorgeous photo, but are you quite certain that it is Black Dragon? It has quite a bit of green in it, which is just stunning. I grew Emerald Trumpet to get the effect you obtained from this lily. But It looks rather different from the coloration in the photo from Old House Garden. Am I mistaken?

Donna Mack

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TomH3787 Raleigh, NC(Zone 7b) Mar 16, 2009

Donna - I got the bulbs for my 'Black Dragon' from OHG (as far as I know they are the only reliable vendor for this lily). Differences in growing conditions (I'm in NC and they're in MI) probably account for any color difference.

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Mar 16, 2009

Tom,
Well, OHG is absolutely the best, so you must be right. I love the area you are in, by the way. I've been to NC three times, and am a member of Raulston Arboretum. I consider where you are pretty close to plant heaven.

Thanks for writing back.

Donna

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Articulady Palmyra, VA May 18, 2009

The first year I grew Black Dragon they came up like the one pictured. Thereafter they took on the more elongated shape, more burgundy and less green. Such a wonderful fragrance! I am in central Virginia - my Black Dragons get 5'-6'tall.

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