That first one has outlines on the tepals!!!

This REALLY makes it very special !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much. When it started to open I realized that it was quite special. Next year I will grow it in the greenhouse and be pollinated.

All very nice!

Since my wife and I moved apart I decided to move back to the county I grew up. Lilies have been a huge hobby for me I dug most of them up and took them with me. But I had no place to plant them. But thanks to my mum I could plant the lilies in my old kitchen garden where the soil is perfect for lilies. I have no greenhouse now and will not be able to do any hybridizing this year, all the lilies I have been using for pollination have been planted out together with seedlings. Some pictures:




Last years seedlings still in the boxes from last year. They are doing well. I only hope we'll have sunshine.



My new hobby. I was beekeeper for 15 years but have not had bees for 9 years. Finally I am a beekeeper again.

Lots of flowers to look forward to. Do you find that a greenhouse is necessary to get pods to set successfully in your climate?

Øystein, wishing you the best restarting your lily and beekeeping hobbies. I hope you post some photo updates as your lilies progress to bloom.

I can hardly wait to see the Lilum blooms you will be posting!

Looking forward to your next show of seedling creations

Thank you, everyone

Our summer are often a little cold or wet. We can have temperatures up to 35 C but only a few days. I can get good pods on asiatics and early trumpets but OTs I have not got good seeds from yet. This year I have sown lily seeds in boxes outside, but low temperature and plenty of rain have delayed the germination for weeks.

Anthony; I have many seedlings from your seeds that will bloom this year. Looking foreward to see the flowers.

Sounds like our summers. When I eventually build a greenhouse I'll be interested to see what kind of difference it makes to hybridising efforts.

So am I Mr Grapus!

Good luck to you Øystein and sorry to hear about the split with the wife.

If you need any seeds to get you restarted this fall just let me know!

Thank you so much, Joe. I will let you know if I need any seeds

This is a seedling from Anthony. The label say Temma, 1c asiatic cross(?).




This is Knight Ridder x St. Louis Pink, seeds from Brian Bergman.

Two very nice reds, both commendable!

They're both pretty.

Very nice!

Very nice reds!

A new seedling, not sure of it's background







This lily have been shown here by me previous years but I have never seen it with this many buds. I have named it 12ØH 01.



A seedling, not sure of the cross.



Knight Ridder x St. Louis Pink,



I believe this is 12ØH 01 x Novice.