Genus: Lilium

Beautiful. The blush of red on the yellow is great.

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm lovely :)

A fab thing happen for free, look really good on my want list thanks..

hi welcome to GOY. wow 7ft? beautiful looking plant

Ooooh i like this plant, Ill look out for the seeds in GCs Minibee, Its Lovely...Dee..

Don't know how tall, but it looks nice and healthy.

why would anyone give a beautiful lily a name like that? It looks like natural vanilla ice cream to me! hahaha.

stunning

hi poppy, i am sure that your star gazers will be lovely, they are another one of my favorites, and i do also have some of them in my garden. but they are not like this one as star gazer is an oriental lily this is an Asiatic lily, they are a bit different, Asiatic are not scented and point upwards, where as Oriental lilies point out to the side and are strongly scented. but if you do like this one the variety is 'Dimention' - a little bit harder to find than star gazer, but well worth the look me thinks!

Congradulations! Isn't it wonderful, they visit & you can spoil them rotten, then SEND THEM HOME and relax. I've told my children that it's been the perfect revenge!

I like this photo, the lily really stands out.

Beautiful lily, the colour is exquisit. I am a grandma too!

I hope my "star gazer" lillies are the same beautiful red when they come out.

It is a different variety of asiatic lily, the other is more orange. There are photos of it further along.

Oh, there it is :)

Is this the same lily you use for your "avitar" or whatever we call the pictures of ourselves? It looks lighter here, but very similar.

Then it is a gift for you alone, Chris! how nice.... maybe you have something there? maybe do some googling and see if there is a var like it listed...otherwise maybe some plant breeder goofed and you've got something special? Say have you ever done any reading about the plant hunter, (E.H.Wilson), who brought numerous plants back to European gardens from a valley in southwest China. He's best remembered for the Regal Lily...(easter, madonna)
also brought species of clematis, roses, poppies, etc. If you check him out I promise you an interesting read.

Wow, my favorite color, bright !

Lilies....my favourite flower! I had red ones too but the high winds the other Sunday blew over the pot and broke them all. Shame. At least I got a photo first!

Sorry Lori. This is a mystery lily. I bought 2 packets of lilies, all red. I put them all in the same bed (It's my red bed). I was astonished to see this lily appear. They were 2 in each packet and I've definitely got some red ones. So I guess one of the packets had a wrong colour in there. I must say it's a lovely one so I don't mind.

MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmm Great Colour Lily :)

sorry to hear that andrewr.. can you at least enjoy the sweetest scent of all ~~~ the smell of a greenhouse!!??

Is there a name, Chris? It's so classic...must have one.

Yes Lori, it has a very delicate fragrence. I just went out to check.

The colour is so delicate...does it have a nice soft fragrance too?

You're asking someone who doesn't have much sense of smell. My bible calls it "sweetly fragrant" so I guess that means it's not too heavy

beautiful.. I found the lily beetles at work early and think I managed to remove them all...so far so good...have a lilium Vermeer...that I'm anticipating at the moment lots of lovely buds. Beautiful pure white lily..does it have scent that's heavy or light?

Thanks Gillian. It is a particularly nice lily, and totally different to what I expected.

Gorgeous photo

They look perfect :-)

Thanks Ams,

I expect nothing less from you now Chris - A beauty.

its beautiful

Gorgouse :)

Thank you!

Great shot ! These are drop-dead gorgeous ! Another gotta have.. you're going to run me broke before I know it !

Yes, excellent signature photo Grammazoo - Beautiful.

The first of my lilies started to open today, and it is a yellow one. I love the colour of yours, Chris.

I could fall face first into this beauty and not mind at all. You have a wonderful plant collection Chris.

Beautiful ! I have a huge clump of these and it will still be a while before they start opening.

Ditto Cluelesskev,...

Magnificent !

wonderful colours in the bed... very pretty lily...

These are really nice Chris - and loads of blooms!

Yes, I agree, it is very lovely !

The packet calls it "Vivaldi". Marketed by a Dutch company called "Holland Park", and bought in Hungary. I guess there's a lot of similar ones.

Beautiful Colour Lily Grammazoo, i love all those tiny dots :)

Stunning :O

Amazing Chris r these called Stargazers ? :D

Beautiful colour

No no crocosmia in this bed. Theres gladiolus leaves behind. I've got crocosmia in another bed but no signs of buds yet.

Love the colour of the lilies - nice surroundings as well!

This is beautiful. I can understand why you chose it.

I had trouble with lily beetles too. Found the best solution was to keep a jar of soapy water nearby and throw them in when caught. They are good at hiding so best to be vigilant and get the larvae.
Love the sunset type colour of your lily!

Beautifull colour Lily..

looks like your red corner...is that a crocosmia just behind? beautiful strong red...great colour.

I planted out two easter lilies...and they were quietly scenescing when I noticed a flash of red!! I immediately cut the stems at the soil line. and checked out my other lilies with a careful eye... picked and destroyed all beetles...and my pride..my big Vermeer is setting tons of buds...but I'm still keeping an eye...

Yeah Joclark, mine are 2toned...I love Lilies and red orange and yellow flowers a my favourite..Dee..

Wow Joclark, have you been in my garden, Im posting a near identical Pic, Vesuvius, Asiatic lily :)

No Chris never looked under the leaves, must be why I am having such problems, but I will be looking now that I know Crafty little devils

Brilliant! :-)

This is a beauty!

This is a great picture. The colours are so vivid.

what beautiful colours!

wow another a fantastic coloured lily:O

O i do luv this Deep Red Lily Chris its gorgouse :)

We had an invasion of Lily beetle for the first time this year. I spotted them over a month ago. We were catching them and also getting rid of the larvea as much as we could. We were due to go away for a week at the time so resorted to some spray that the local hardware shop sold us, so we used it and it did the trick. We havn't seen sign of the beetles since. It depends whether you are prepared to use sprays. We can't get the ones that I see advertised in UK, which say that they are safe, but I know that bees etc can be affected. Are you looking under the leaves for the black blobs which is the larvae covered in excrement (yuk). You need to get rid of these as well as beetles. I've read advice to wash down well with a jet of water or soapy water as well.

Do you have any trouble with lily beetles Chris, my lilys are been eaten to shreds by them and I am vigilant ,check every day, think they hid when I am anywhere near by

what a wonderful close up..................

Wow love this colour Diohio :)

Looks like silk - great shot.

So Many Buds Chris:)

looking forward to seeing this when it opens