Milk 'n Wine lily????

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podster Deep East Texas, TX(Zone 8a) Jul 20, 2007

This was given to me by a mid 60 yo that got it from her homeplace. She said her DD called it a Milk 'n Wine lily.

This is the foliage and the flower buds. It is in bloom right now. The flowers are delightfully fragrant.

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podster Deep East Texas, TX(Zone 8a) Jul 20, 2007

There are three to five blooms on a flower stalk.
Can anyone give this lily a name?

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jul 20, 2007

LOL It's a Milk and Wine lily. http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/514/

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podster Deep East Texas, TX(Zone 8a) Jul 20, 2007

After touring that link, I have to say I am sure they are a variation.

The first photo by tiG is what I've always known to be the "milk 'n wine" lily... http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/420/ It has a coarser, larger bloom.

On the other hand, the next photo http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/19704/ by sharon54 is a bit closer to the structure of my plant... although the wine coloring is stronger on my lily. This one has a more delicate bloom. I do agree with sharon54's comment

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It seems a little pale to be that to me....so not sure."


We have the Crinum zeylanicum commonly in this area and if I could show a side by side comparison, I think it would display the differences. It is probably just a different cultivar... don't know.

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