Longiflorum-Asiatic (L.A.) Hybrid Lily 'Suncrest'

In summer 2017, my neighbour brought over some very tiny, dry bulbs. Against my better judgement, I found some space in the morning/eveni...Read Moreng sun/afternoon shade portion of the garden to plant the bulbs "knowing" they would never grow.
Much to my surprise, those sad-looking bulbs popped out green in no time. I thought, but green is NOT flowers. Shocked, I had two wonderfully speckled paly/yellow-ivory blooms first year!

This year, 2018, I am thrilled to have these Suncrest lilies in my garden and I am waiting for some beautiful blooms. It's June 21 and they are now in bud.


I learned that "the bulb is mightier than the pessimism".

This is a very unique L.A. lily that stands 3 to 4 ft. in my zone 6 garden. The scented flowers are soft butter yellow sprinkled with d...Read Moreark purple speckles. Very unusual. Mail ordered 6 bulbs in 2010 from B&D Lilies (WA) - bulbs were large and very healthy on arrival.

I've had this lily for a few years and this past spring, I noticed the bulb was emerging from the ground. I left it until this fall (did...Read Moren't seem to affect the blooms) and just recently dug it up to bury it deeper, only to find multiple bulbils of all sizes running up the stem. Very fragrant blooms, too!

Diane (dijet) in Lake Geneva, WI

This is probably the most prolific lily I have. It multiplies extremely fast and is also the second tallest lily I have. It is much ta...Read Moreller than anything I have read on it but again I live where we have extremely long summer days and this could be a contributing factor.