Good idea. By adding some asiatics, trumpets, OTs and orientals you will add months of flowering to the season you have already from your LAs. I'm in the southern hemisphere and I listen with interest to the experience that growers share here on the forum - North American gardeners are guinea pigs for testing the new varieties.
Sometimes we don't get 'new' hybrids here in Australia for decades, if ever.
....Except when it comes to the omnipresent cut-flower lily. They get here quick enough. Regardless of its breed or colour, this beast is fresh from the hothouses of holland and wouldn't know a spritely garden breeze until it is hit by one and promptly falls over. As for resistance to pests and diseases... well.
Some LAs have made the transition to garden favourites. You have some great ones. They are so prolific and adaptable, with attractive colours. But the form and flower presentation is far from the best that garden bred lilies can offer. To get a real taste of the diversity that lilies offer, with little risk of disappointment or wasting your money, take a look at this list:
http://www.lilies.org/nals-2/p... and search up their images. See what you may like.
These are lilies that have performed over and over, giving years of joy and great garden performance to lily growers. In my opinion that's the best place to start for inspiration. Good luck and happy hunting.
