If my memory hasn't invented it, Judith Freeman told us that
L. henryi has 2 out of 3 possible genes in
Lilium for orange dominance. Might explain why it is so determinedly orange! Heaven forbid it ever has babies with a species of the third orange gene group!
(And everything I just said really, really should be checked for factuality... because my memory can be dodgy.)
Rick, it will be interesting to see how your genetic 'recombining' goes too.
Ok, so the second bud on my 'dull as dishwater' seedling opened today and I might just relent on it - long enough to see what kind of plant it grows into:
The flower is nearly 5" across and has a nice poise.
Lily breeding is full of surprises!
