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"Orienpet"
Hybrid Lilies -- page 1, page
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can flower color vary in Orienpets? Because
of their complex ancestry and the interaction of many
pigments, Orienpet lilies often have more intensely
colored flowers in cooler weather. Heat and bright
light can lighten their colors. The same stem of ‘Smoky
Mountain’ may have some flowers heavily washed
in red, with just a touch of gold near the edges,
and golden flowers with a light watercolor wash of
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“Orienpets” are relatively new to the lily world,
produced after years of efforts to combine the sublime beauty
of the Oriental lilies with the more garden persistent,
heat tolerant and colorful Trumpet and Aurelian hybrids. |
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 ‘Miss Libby’ ( )
is a marvelous new Orienpet, with fragrant, soft yellow bowls painted inside with a wide wash of deep, bronze-tinted cherry. Its loveliness is matched by its strength, disease resistance, and garden adaptablity. We’ve been able to produce only a few hybrids from ‘Catherine the Great,’ and this one is exceptional, just like its namesake - our friend Libby Mongue, who celebrated her sixth year free of cancer this summer. Libby has been a diligent fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society, and we are contributing all revenues from ‘Miss Libby’ to this organization in her name. We think both of the “Misses Libby” are
champions! 4 to 5 feet, late July.
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'Miss Libby', a new Orienpet. |
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It's
back! ‘Dunyazade’ ()
was almost lost when we moved our farm three years
ago. We’ve
built it back up, and this year it was the tallest
lily in our fields! Even with no staking, it
stood 8 feet tall against strong east winds from
the desert and temperatures over 100 degrees; and
all its luscious lemon flowers with cool green nectaries
opened perfectly. What a lily! 4 to 6
feet and taller, late July to early August.
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‘Orange
Crush’ ()
has
fragrant large, creamy
open bowl flowers with juicy orange centers. Each
lush, sturdy stem has an abundance of flowers and
never needs staking! 4 to 5 feet and taller, late
July to early August.
| Special price! |
| OCR |
Each
$12.50 |
3/$35.00 |
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‘Silk
Road’ ()
has huge white flowers with deep, intensely crimson
pink throats, carried on an enormous inflorescence
with many well-spaced secondary buds for extended
blooming time. All this, and a wonderful, powerful fragrance, too! ‘Silk Road’ has
now won the Popularity
Poll four years in a row and is now part of the Hall of Fame. 4’ to 6’ and
taller when established, mid-July to early August.
| 25th
Anniversary Special extended! |
| SRD |
Each
$10.00 |
3/$27.00 |
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Catherine
van der Salm takes time to enjoy the fragrance of 'Silk
Road'
(at right).
Under
beautiful, mature stems like these are the bulbs we
will harvest and ship in the fall! |
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‘Caravan’ ()
has arrived! Its blue-green stems are slender and strong,
and carry huge outfacing flowers of intense sunshine
yellow with brilliant red centers. This fragrant and
unique lily will create the ultimate focal point in your
summer garden! Newly elected to the Popularity
Poll.
4 to 5 feet (and eventually taller), late July-early
August.
| Special price! |
| CVN |
Each
$10.00 |
3/$27.00 |
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'Caravan' in the
field (at right). |
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‘Luminaries’
()
carry stunning, tri-colored flowers, huge and creamy white
with a wide sunburst of gold at the throat, encircled with
a kaleidoscope of deep pink. ‘Luminaries’ bring
a totally new color combination to lilies that bloom
in
July! The perfume is a delicious combination of the heady fragrance of Trumpets and delicious scents of Orientals.
This strain includes several nearly identical tricolor
hybrids, all sturdy polyploids. 4 to 6 feet and more,
mid-July to
early August.
| Special price! |
| LUM |
Each
$10.00 |
3/$27.00 |
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‘Catherine
the Great’ ()
has huge silky yellow flowers with heavy textured tepals.
In cooler climates, it will show deeper gold color, but
in hot, sunny spots, the color can be a more delicate,
soft gold with cream-gold tips. This sublime beauty is
the most garden worthy and persistent of all the yellow
Orienpets! 4 to 6 feet or more, mid-July to early August.
| Special price! |
| CTG |
Each
$10.00 |
3/$27.00 |
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"Orienpet" hybrid ‘Catherine
the Great’ in the field.
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