WONDERFUL pics! That last one ought to go in a contest (and on a wall!) ~ really stunning.

Beautiful contrast too. Nice pictures.

What wonderful pictures!

Lilium rosthornii (thanks, Ramona!). Last year it did not bloom, and these are its first flowers. As buds developed, I was skeptical about the ID. As you can see in the pic, younger buds are white before they turn orange and then open. (The white bud is larger only because it is nearer to the camera lens.) I am really liking these changing color characteristics on flowers.

Notice also the fading to almost white at the edge on the tepals. I hope it is a enduring characteristic, and not just from the heat.


The fibriate projections, when not crowded as a "carpet" on the tepals, are quite pleasing, IMO.

Very interesting looking species. I like it

yes,very good!-well worth the wait..,,.rick,do you show your liliums?

One of these years I will show lilies. I just never have the time at the right time, or don't have any worthy ones to show at that date.

I did get to see this year's North Star Lily Society show here in Minnesota. My friend, Forrest, brought in a gigantic Lilium leichtlinii stem. It had more than 30 buds and flowers! Those of you on the yahoo lilium group will recall the recent discussion on same. I haven't seen King David to compare, but I am inclined to think it is the real thing.

I went this time mainly because I was so proud of my Lilium majoense. I wasn't willing to sacrifice much of the stem. I brought it just to show and not enter. Everyone erroneously thought it was Lilium nepalense.

They produced loads of pollen, and I slapped it on everything I could find, whether there was a prayer of successful fertilization or not. I haven't yet taken inventory of which crosses are producing pods, but I don't think many, if any from majoense took.



Okay, I had to go out and take a look....
It seems the only majoense cross that took is
L. davidii var. wilmottiae x L. majoense

I did cross one of Pards trumpet seedlings with a mixed pollen (L.majoense and one of my aurelian seedling from above). That one is a bit mishapen, so you never know...

Lilium majoense

Very, very pretty, Rick.

Especially loving the reverse.

i've got another year to wait for both,majoense and nepalense to flower. i'll keep that ''slapping pollen around'' bit,in my mind,.,..could look good crossed with the dark asiatics,[landini,monte negro and even the purple trumpets].,,

The two tone effect of the petals of this Lilium rosthornii does seem to be permanent. The foggy look to the pic is due to water condensation on the camera lens. I don't have AC, but the house still stays rather cool and so was the camera relative to outside. Seconds later, the other photo was taken. With both the camera and viewing lens fogged up, I couldn't really tell what I was taking a picture off!

Lilium rosthornii

anybody have a pic of'' white lancifolium',.?i just aquired 10 seeds and the seller used a pic of 'white henryii' as an example..,.,

It doesn't sound as if that seller knows what he's talking about. While there are white hybrids often called tiger lilies in the trade, few, if any, have lancifolium blood. Remember L. lancifolium is triploid, and the diploid form is very rare.

And, 'White Henryi' (just one "i") has absolutely no lancifolium heritage.

Still, it might be interesting to see what those seeds will become. I think it's a good bet that they are hybrid, and each will be different.

Rick

yes i agree.the sellers are reputable ,so i thought i'd get a few to try,.,.i suppose they used the 'henryiiii' because the pic was close!i have the species'tan' lancifolium and the common brown[who has'nt]but also have been told there is red and purple in lancifolium..,.heres a scenery to make you feel good ,with some nice orange henryiiiiii included

You have a "common" brown lancifolium? Never heard of it (or tan, red or purple). Can we see a pic?

come dec- jan--henryeye

Much as I hate January around here, this will give me something to look forward to, seeing Anthonys pics.

concolor v pulchellum,.,.so dainty

I have always been taken by special tint of saturated orange/red the stamens are...

Lilium concolor var. strictum



Lilium concolor var. coridion

nice to see some color when it's snowing outside...