We are just wrapping up the early spring lily season in the garden, and here are few we captured images of this year.
Lilium formosanum var. pricei ‘Hehuan’ is a dwarf form of the Taiwan lily, from our 2008 expedition, collected at 9,300′. It blooms two months before the much taller, lowland form Lilium formosanum Giant Form.
Lilium pomponium hails from the Italian and French Alps. Our plant grows in a dry gravely mix, alongside yuccas and agaves.
Below is our seven year old clump of Lilium bakerianum var. rubrum, from Southwestern China. By all rights, we probably shouldn’t be able to grow this, but you won’t find us complaining. Our plants are thriving at the top of the crevice garden.
Lilium michiganense put on quite a show in the garden this year. This was propagated from an Ohio collection.
Lilium ‘Springville’ is a natural hybrid between Lilium canadense and Lilium michiganense, discovered in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Finally, Lilium x pseudograyii ‘Taylor’s Red’ is a selection of the natural hybrid between two NC natives, the rare Lilium grayii and Lilium canadense.
Nice display, Thanks
The Roan Balds in East Tennessee are one of the natural habitats for L. grayii. I vividly remember one year when we saw the flowers of Gray’s lilies littering the breezy top of Jane Bald. They are such lovely plants, beautifully contrasted with the finely textured grasses in full bloom..