![]() ![]() ![]() We're fortunate to have some of these botanical treasures on our list of lilies this season. They are the ones all the glamorous hybrids are descended from. 'Wild' Lilies or 'Species' Lilies These are the true wildflowers from the world over. You can easily bring the spectacular beauty of lily flowers to any summer meadow or garden. Each lily we ship includes complete instructions for planting. There are many lily groups, but to keep it simple, we will consider only a few of the main types that are important to gardeners. Most can also tolerate some shade, which adds versatility for the gardener. Since they are upright and take practically no space at ground level, it's easy to plant lilies between other established perennials and shrubs. Growing Lilies: True lilies (which don't include daylilies and others which are not in the genus Lilium) are easy to grow today, and more popular every season. The stunning yellow bi-colored lily shown with red daylilies and gladiolus is the popular Asiatic Hybrid, 'Grand Cru'. Photo C shows how beautifully almost any lily works in a mixed garden or with other flowers in a vase. It has been used to create a whole new group of hybrids. Photo B is the incredibly beautiful Regal Lily, Lilium regale, the now-famous, highly fragrant white trumpet lily, discovered years ago growing wild in China. (See lily groups below.) Photo A is the old favorite, orange Tiger Lily, (See lily groups below.) one of the best for wild meadows since it is tough, dependably perennial and will grow in almost any soil. Photos A and B are of 'wild' or species lilies. (See lily groups below.) Along with the famous white one, Casa Blanca, and other Oriental Hybrids, it's a big florist's favorite, and the ones in your garden will be just as lovely and fragrant as the ones you buy in any flower shop. The large picture of a red lily is Stargazer, the most famous Oriental Hybrid. First, take a look at the combination photo below. Today's favorites are no more work than growing a tulip or daffodil. Everybody loves lilies, and today's hybrids are a snap to grow, unlike some of the more difficult ones of the past. Spectacular lilies for your garden it's easy. Plant enough to have them for cutting and for highlights in your mid to late summer garden. Others, and this includes most, look exactly like the photo above with deep pink blending to red, showing spots. Some bulbs will produce flowers with almost solid red petals, but always with the white margins. These upright blooms make Stargazer extra-useful for florists, and also guarantee a big beautiful show in your garden. In addition, the large, fragrant blooms are upward-facing, a rare quality for an Oriental Hybrid lily most others are outward facing, like Casa Blanca. It is incredibly beautiful, very easy to grow, not too tall and has strong stems. But this one has become everyone's favorite because it's the lily that has everything. Stargazer is one of many hybridized from the world-famous species, Lilium speciosum rubrum, the wild red lily of Japan. The farm discontinued production of this variety due to lack of demand.This is the most famous lily of them all. In the early part of the 21st Century, Sun Valley Farms in California, a large commercial flower farm, developed a pink lily similar looking to the Stargazer that had no fragrance. 'Sorbonne', 'Starfighter' in the pink and 'Siberia', 'Casa Blanca' in the white), there is a small minority of the public that does not like the fragrance. Many commercial florists report that while most consumers love the appearance and the fragrance of the Stargazer lily and other Oriental lilies (e.g. Woodriff called the new cross 'Stargazer', because the blooms faced towards the sky. The 'Stargazer' lily was created in 1974 by Leslie Woodriff, a lily breeder in California, to overcome this downward look. As such, consumers and other end users thought the Rubrums' downward-facing flowers looked wilted. Rubrums were a predecessor commercial lily to the 'Stargazers' whose flowers pointed down to the ground. ![]() Stargazer lilies are often incorrectly called "Rubrum" lilies. When mature, 'Stargazers' can grow to a height of 36 inches with a spread of 10 to 14 inches with 2 to 8 flowers per stem. They have a fast growth rate and should be planted in full sun in well-drained loamy or sandy soil. Stargazers are easy to grow and do best in full sunlight. Oriental lilies are known for their fragrant perfume, blooming mid-to-late summer. Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily') is a hybrid lily of the 'Oriental group'.
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