PUSHING THE BORDERS

Lily season is well underway here so I'm a bit late starting but hey. The Martagon hybrids having finished, the Asiatic types are currently flowering and the OT hybrids are gearing up with plenty of fattening buds that will burst open over the next few weeks.
I'll start with L. 'Pink Flavour' currently in bloom and much nicer than I was expecting. The large pink, yellowish centred flowers are downward facing and very slightly ruffled at the edges, sadly not scented at all. They're currently only around 100cm tall having just been planted this spring but should be much larger next year.

regales have almost gone over but some of the others are getting going here too

lilium pardalinum by charliepridham, on Flickr

Some more lily pictures
speciosum, tanding an impressive 7 foot high

007 by charliepridham, on Flickr
and henryi (although I should point out that the bulbs came from J Parker so could be anything!)

009 by charliepridham, on Flickr

More nice uns Charlie, your speciosum is lovely.

A couple more from here, the stunning nepalense x oriental hybrid 'Kushi Maya'



'Scheherazade'

Mine were over a long time ago.
When I moved here I inherited a couple of half oak barrels that were used as planters. Unfortunately they were real barrels and the soil was sodden, but I did rescue what was left of these....................


They spent last year recovering but bloomed this year.

Here's my other Lily - L.formosanum pricei................

Lilium lancifolium, I really like when the buds colour up just before they open, looking like orange chillies hanging in the border.


It lasts for a while too as there are quite a few auxiliary buds that mature over a couple of weeks.