This is my earliest blooming Oriental - blooming now. The plants are about 2 feet high, which is much shorter than my other Orientals. Anyone have any ideas what the name of this one might be?
Oriental Lily ID needed
Not a Stargazer? How old is this plant?
2 feet tall.. I bet it is MONA LISA (dwarf oriental)
This message was edited Jul 5, 2005 11:24 PM
Here is pictures of mine .. number 1
number two
Here is a close-up of 4 mona lisa bulbs in a pot in a rather shady spot. The pink color is not so pronounced when it gets lots of shade
Last one
I was thinking Mona Lisa too, but I thought it was too pink for Mona Lisa. Does your Mona Lisa bloom before the other Orientals? My other Orientals seem to be a long way off until they bloom.
You gave me a great idea for mine though. Where they are right now is too crowded, in the fall, I am going to dig them up and put them in a pot.
Do you take your potted lilies inside in the winter or keep them out as well?
My mona's bloom with the asiatics .. much sooner than the other taller orientals.
It looks like mona lisa to me.
If you keep them in pots, put the pot somewhere very cool but not frozen. in an unheated by attached garage is best. In spring, if they appear above soil level move outdoors but avoid placing where they can get too much water. Until they start to grow they need very little, if any water, just enough to keep the soil barely damp.
Pretty, a lot like Stargazer with smoother edges...
My Mona Lisa is always the first Oriental to bloom, always at the mid to end of Asiatic time. It definitely is Mona Lisa. I love how it multiplies. Must have 30 from just 4 bulbs.
I agree, Pirl, Mona Lisa is a very prolific lily which propagates very easily.
Thanks everyone. So excited that we have ID'd this one!
How does it propagate?