No, there are Day lilies, Asiatic lilies, Oriental lilies, Tiger lilies, Peruvian lilies, Easter lilies, Calla lilies, Lily of the Valley and other flowers we call " lilies" that are not part of the genus Lilium.
The magnificent Oriental lilies that bloom in late summer are some of the most fragrant flowers on earth-- like the white Casa Blancas and red-striped Stargazers that can stop a passerby in their tracks.
Most of these came from a package of bulbs I bought at Costco in February. The garden was bleak when I planted them in the soggy dirt way back then. Now I love the way they (accidentally) bloom against the while dahlias, which I didn't think would even come back after the hard winter.
It's funny-- I got one of the best gardens ever this year without trying all that hard. Thank you, rain. I'm a big believer in hard work, but Nature gets the final word.
No, there are Day lilies, Asiatic lilies, Oriental lilies, Tiger lilies, Peruvian lilies, Easter lilies, Calla lilies, Lily of the Valley and other flowers we call " lilies" that are not part of the genus Lilium.
The magnificent Oriental lilies that bloom in late summer are some of the most fragrant flowers on earth-- like the white Casa Blancas and red-striped Stargazers that can stop a passerby in their tracks.
Most of these came from a package of bulbs I bought at Costco in February. The garden was bleak when I planted them in the soggy dirt way back then. Now I love the way they (accidentally) bloom against the while dahlias, which I didn't think would even come back after the hard winter.
It's funny-- I got one of the best gardens ever this year without trying all that hard. Thank you, rain. I'm a big believer in hard work, but Nature gets the final word.
I can almost smell them from here!
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget that row of Casa Blancas you had along the fence at your old Seattle house!
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