tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post86559881307425146..comments2023-10-24T07:26:16.997-07:00Comments on Gardening While Intoxicated: Bulb lust—already!EALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-89219025273546294082007-07-22T08:36:00.000-07:002007-07-22T08:36:00.000-07:00I've never planted many lilies, but now I want to!...I've never planted many lilies, but now I want to! Bring on the catalogs, I'm weak with envy on seeing all the lilies on your blog and others.<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-77676608886139130602007-07-20T19:30:00.000-07:002007-07-20T19:30:00.000-07:00I grew lilium tenuifolium years and years ago in I...I grew lilium tenuifolium years and years ago in IL - a Mountain Ash gave them protection from the midday sun but allowed morning and late afternoon sun. The Mountain Ash/Sorbus aucuparia rained down thousands of tiny leaves that composted in the beds over winter. It worked out well because they liked leaf mold. <BR/><BR/>The lily was interesting to grow, Firefly, and was easy to get back then - my friends used to order Dutch Garden stuff as a group to save money and that lily was in the old catalogs. <BR/><BR/>EAL, I'm enjoying your lilies a great deal! Just one clump of an oriental lily survives in my Austin garden so I gaze at blog photos.<BR/> <BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-27904296250650793102007-07-20T15:08:00.000-07:002007-07-20T15:08:00.000-07:00+snort+ Yeah, I was wondering whether the "tenuifo...+snort+ Yeah, I was wondering whether the "tenuifolium" had any relation to "tenuous" -- they certainly aren't burning any houses down with their growth habits.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions -- I'll look them up! The only lilies in the garden are the roadside-orange daylilies that were here when I moved in.fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288800598812287691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-22102594759332412392007-07-19T13:05:00.000-07:002007-07-19T13:05:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, I tried one of those. No luck whatsoever....Oh yeah, I tried one of those. No luck whatsoever. They are the only lily I have killed. I think everyone stopped offering them because they SUCK.<BR/><BR/>I highly recommend martagons instead. they have better foliage--whorled.<BR/><BR/>Or try henryi if a bright orange will do. Or try Black Beauty or pardalinium, red ones both offered by Scheepers and OHG.<BR/><BR/>Or--if you want bright lipstick red--The Lily Garden has a Red Velvet turk's cap form that looks fantastic. And they are a great vendor.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-25306442111650715992007-07-19T12:52:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:52:00.000-07:00I should be more clear -- they're lilium pumilum, ...I should be more clear -- they're lilium pumilum, or tenuifolium. Coral lily or Siberian lily, and some places call them Turk's cap.<BR/><BR/>I just tried B&B and Bluestone and neither place has them listed.<BR/><BR/>The bed does get morning shade, but it's blasted with sun from noon to almost sundown. Does that sound like too much?<BR/><BR/>I do have a woodland-type area, and the lipstick red would liven it up considerably.fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288800598812287691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-81330693444954458682007-07-19T12:34:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:34:00.000-07:00Which were they? Martagon? I have always found tho...Which were they? Martagon? I have always found those to grow really well. They take a year or two to settle in sometimes. I think it took a year or two for them to get as tall as they are now (4 feet or so). <BR/><BR/>They do need some shade. Do they have that? I'm thinking not if they're with glads and crocosmia. I have them in a woodland-type garden, with hosta, sweet woodruff, columbine, and the like. They are woodland plants.<BR/><BR/>I have gotten these from MZ and I think Scheepers. maybe even The Lily Garden. I order lilies most years, so it gets confusing.<BR/><BR/>Brent and Becky's--a good supplier--has them too.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-82642608431208519762007-07-19T12:20:00.000-07:002007-07-19T12:20:00.000-07:00Could you recommend a good nursery for species Tur...Could you recommend a good nursery for species Turk's cap? I planted three from M&Z and they're not doing all that well in spite of their reputed toughness.<BR/><BR/>One sprouted with a flowerbud on it and hasn't grown since the flower dropped, one sprouted and then died, and one sprouted and is growing okay, but maximum height is 8" tall and both survivors are completely dwarfed in a bed of glads and crocosmia. <BR/><BR/>I'm a little worried they won't come back next year because they can't get enough sun, and I like them. I wish I'd planted 6 or 9 instead of 3.fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288800598812287691noreply@blogger.com