Hi everyone,
here is the first plant to bloom this spring. this actually is a photo of the third bloom. each bloom got a little bigger. the pod parent is raspberry sorbet and the pollen donor is a multi pink from last year. i counted about 45 petals. the color is fairly accurate, more red than pink.
i had a hard time with this years batch of seedlings, mainly rot and fungus because of the extended period we had of cloudy, cold and rainy and dank days. as soon as the sun made its appearance again, the lilies in the greenhouse took off. the greenhouse temps in the cloudy days was a steady 70 degrees with the water at 80 degrees. as soon as the sun came out the temps went to the high 90's
the bloom looks like it might be in the 6 - 7 inch range when mature. the pads are a plain green.
for me, it takes about 6 months from sowing the seed to first bloom. most of the seedlings life is in the basement where its usually about 45 degrees in the winter. the tanks are heated and supplemental light for 16 hours a day.
lou
