Local Lilies - Time to Plant

There's no compromise involved buying local when it comes to lilies. B&D Lilies in Port Townsend produces fat lily bulbs that sprout huge, fragrant lilies....and the catalog is gorgeous. It's time to order - November is lily planting time, and B&D starts shipping mid-October.

If you're looking for dependable. easy-care lilies try the hybrid 'Orienpets' which combine the flamboyance and fragrance of Oriental lilies with sturdiness and persistence of old-fashioned trumpet and Aurelian lilies.

Here are a few of the beauties offered this fall by B&D: 

Sweet-smelling 'Conca 'd 'Or' is an Oriental-Trumpet cross that tops out around 5 feet, with huge lemon yellow flowers traced in darker yellow

 

  ‘Bonbini’ is an especially show lily whose name means "welcome" in the Papimiento language. The petals are creamy white traced in watermelon pink.

Lily 'Suzuki' grows 3-4 feet tall, and opens bright orange, blanching to cream with orange tips over the summer.

   

Comments

[Riz Reyes]

Love Bob and Dianna! I've know them since I was a wee lad and bought a single bulb of 'Casablanca' from them at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show!

Here are some others I highly recommend getting from them:

'Acapulco' -bright hot pink Oriental lily that's excellent for both the garden and vase. Sweetly scented!

'Black Beauty' - talk about tough as nails and having over 30 flowers on one mature flowering stem! A must have!

'Leslie Woodriff' - with 'Black Beauty' in its background, it is vigorous and almost tree like in proportions!

'Suncrest' - wonderfully prolific and fast to multiply and excellent as a cut flower.

'Pookie' - Voluptuous upright white oriental with wide gold bands. Yummy scent!

If you live in Washington, I recommend waiting til February and attend the NW Flower and Garden Show to get your bulbs. They have great deals and a wide assortment of plants and bulbs (some not listed in the catalog!!!)

[Ray]

Thanks for the inspiration and suggestions Val and Riz. I'd never grown lilies until the last few years, and have been pleased with how easy and long lasting many of them are. I like them more and more each year. What a nice diversion to think again of summer on a rainy day.

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