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Plants => Plant of the Moment => Topic started by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 27, 2009, 07:22:12 PM

Title: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 27, 2009, 07:22:12 PM

Lilium pardalinum 'Giganteum'

Hope I have not posted this one before, if (I have than it shows how much I like it).
Flowering now in the garden

(http://www.lynandmalc.co.uk/testpics/DSC_4276a.JPG)

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: ideasguy on June 27, 2009, 07:54:30 PM

Beautiful shot Malcolm. Incredible clarity.
I must add that one to my wish list. It has to be a reall good'un to make it as one of your favourites.

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 27, 2009, 08:20:34 PM

They took 2 to 3 years to establish before flowering, but are now slowly increasing.
We first saw them at Wisley in sparse woodland 29th June 2003.
So flowering time is much the same as now.

Malcolm

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: ideasguy on June 27, 2009, 08:25:39 PM

Thanks for the info Malcolm. Good to see you have patience to wait 2 to 3 yrs for a flower to start producing!
Did you take photos at Wisley? I was there in May 2008 as part of the Ulsterbus Great Gardens Tour. What a wonderful place.

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 27, 2009, 11:25:00 PM

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Did you take photos at Wisley

Not many, it was a very very hot day when we were there, the tropical house was err very tropical.
We have said we would like to go back and have another look, what we saw we enjoyed, apart from the price of plants there.

Talking of which we did have a foray out on a 100 mile round trip to a plant fair in Selborne at Gilbert Whites house last Sunday.
Why would we go to a plant fair, to get some more plants  ;D
I think the score was about 5 each. ???

Malcolm

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: ideasguy on June 28, 2009, 12:37:15 AM

You bought Lyn 5, and she bought you 5?

Is this the place?
http://www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 28, 2009, 06:33:50 PM

I bought me 5, Lyn bought hers including £15 donation from me. :'(

Malcolm

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: ideasguy on June 28, 2009, 07:20:17 PM

What a lovely gesture   ;D

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 28, 2009, 10:02:44 PM

Case of having to. ???

Sorry did not answer your previous question.
Yes the link you gave is the same Gilbert Whites house.

malcolm

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: ideasguy on June 28, 2009, 11:18:22 PM

Can we look forward to seeing 10 more plants added to the WPG?
All different varieties?

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 28, 2009, 11:24:14 PM

Already on there George.

1119 entries on the wpg, including some with 2 pictures. ;D

Malcolm

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 29, 2009, 07:06:34 PM

George I have started another thread with pic of the plants we bought at the Plant Fair

Malcolm

Title: Re: Favourite lily
Post by: ideasguy on June 29, 2009, 09:23:11 PM

Yes, a good idea. I found the new thread Malcolm.
Very nice they are too!
Mary, Mary, quite contrary...