Saturday, July 31, 2010
Hosta Plantaginea
A close-up pic of the flower.
Its flower can measure up to six inches long.
My Plantagineas are grown in full shade and they still have burnt edges due to the high temperatures that we had experienced recently.
One thing that I look forward to every year is when my hosta Plantagineas bloom. Huge fragrant white flowers that open at dusk and perfuming the garden. the first blossom opened last Thursday.
Nerine filifolia
Oriental Lily Montezuma
The darkest red oriental lily that I have grown in my garden. The smell is divine. Even though orientals seem to dwindle in my garden, I still grow a few of them for color and fragrance. The above pic was taken this morning. It's color is deeper when the flower is a day old.
This pic was taken when the temps are in the mid 90s.
Purchased from The Lily Shop.
Oriental Lily Cragganmore
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Orienpet Lily Nymph
Scaling A Lily Bulb
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Crinum Elizabeth Traub
Another crinum blooming for me this year is Elizabeth Traub. Its parentage are 'Cecil Houdyshel' and 'Ellen Bosanquet'. It is named after the wife of the breeder, Hamilton Traub.
This crinum is on its third blooming scape. The scape is about 3 feet tall and the flowers are magenta-pink. The pics above are taken on one of those scorcher days. This afternoon, two flowers from the third scape opened and they are a little darker.
This crinum is on its third blooming scape. The scape is about 3 feet tall and the flowers are magenta-pink. The pics above are taken on one of those scorcher days. This afternoon, two flowers from the third scape opened and they are a little darker.
Orienpet Lily Leslie Woodriff
Its parentage are 'Tetra Black Beauty' and 'Tetra White Henryi', two lilies created by Leslie Woodriff.
Bred by Dr. Robert Griesbach and introduced by Borboleta Gardens in 1987.
Another lily in the Hall of Fame list.
"Tips and edges white, majority of inner surface cherry red; throat with prominent green nectaries and surrounding area yellow; numerous dark papillae; outside green/red; pollen dark brown. Fls downfacing; petals 120 x 70mm, margins slightly ruffled, distinctly recurved. Lvs alternate, 90 x 50mm, dark green. Stems 1.5m, dark green, with 12-15 fls. July. Tetraploid."
Information Source: The Online Lily Register
Aurelian Lily White Henryi
This lily was bred and registered by Leslie Woodriff circa 1945. It has white wide-open blooms with orange star-shaped throat and brownish speckling of the tiny papillae. A fragrant lily.
I have acquired two bulbs from my local lily society last spring and they came from The Lily Garden.
Its parentage is L. henryi and L. leucanthum var centifolium. This lily is in the list of NALS Hall of Fame.
Info Source: The Online Lily Register
Crinum Ellen Bosanquet
The first three pics above are taken this morning. The next three pics below are taken the first day it bloomed, the 20th of this month.
Breeder of this beauty, Louis Bosanquet, named it after his wife. He hybridized it circa 1910 in Florida. Its ancestry is unknown. It produces dark rose-red bell-shaped flowers. Its scape measures about 3 feet tall. The flowers has mild fragrance.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
LA Lily Kentucky
Orienpet Lily Flashpoint
Monday, July 19, 2010
Orienpet Lily Elusive
This lily is suppose to be peach and cream in color. The shape of the petals are right but its real color is missing. This could be due to the temps. Will see next year if there is a change otherwise this is mislabeled.
Another lily from Faraway Flowers and was bred by Judith Freeman of The Lily Garden.
I searched for Elusive's pics on the web for comparison and so far I have found only three. One is from NALS site, another one is from Faraway Flowers and the last is from the Lily Discussion Group at Yahoo.
7.24.10
Early this morning, after the heavy rain last night, I have observed pink coloration at the petal tips.