We are still weeks away from first lily bloom here so in anticipation I drudged up this old thread about my visit to Mak's in 2011. The photos are pretty but the part I like best is the degeneration of the thread into a scheme to pilfer Mak lilies (destined for culling) from the field after dark. Enjoy (again)!
Here is a precursor to my upcoming lily season (photo taken today). All of those reddish stems near the center are Tropical Isle trumpet lily clones, 12 of them.
Those are just my short ones... many on the west side of my house are up a good 4 feet... OTs and LA. It looks like I lost Calgary Tower and maybe Firetruck over the winter .
Morning After and Sunnyside Down, two new Mak-Leek introductions of Oriental X L. henryi, obtained through Faraway Flowers. While many breeders of OT's are moving farther away from L. henyri, Mak has bred back to it. Good Idea!
Some of my clones and seedlings in the greenhouse this morning.
Thanks, Connie. Of course, there's at least one pricey back-up clone in there we share a common interest with. I've got about 70 pots in there now--another 4 weeks or so and the pots will be ready to place in between the rows amongst the older lilies for the summer.