Lilies

Few flowers have gained greater popularity in recent years than the many kinds of hybrid lilies. These glamorous bulbs, from the far corners of the world, in forms and colors

About 10 years ago, I started with a half dozen varieties of lilies simply because I liked them. Fortunately, and by accident, that half dozen were in the trouble-proof class,

In July of this year, the International Lily Conference, sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society of England, met in London.  Well-known botanists, plant breeders, and lily enthusiasts from around the

Every summer, when my Speciosum lilies peel back their rough-textured petals, I wonder anew why enchanting a blossom should have such an unimaginative name and why its two variations should

Much that I anticipated several years ago in an article on the future of lily hybridizing has since taken place.  The article was based partly on my observations of events

Most gardeners tend to concentrate their flowering plants and bulbs in perennial borders, and this is a natural tendency since that is what borders are for.  However, when it comes

Lilies have been grown in gardens as far back as the memory of man can truce, but they have been singularly resistant to the wiles of the hybridist until recent

One need not become a lily specialist to profit from adding lilies to his general garden scheme. Indeed, it is doubtful if any other group of flowering plants will add

For what they are and what they mean to us, their beauty and symbolism, lilies have earned a place in our hearts. And, biased in their favor though I am,