LF-1 (Orienpet Lily)
Product Description
Classification: Oriental-Trumpet Hybrid Lily (USDA Zones 5-9, colder climates w/winter mulch.)
19 November 2008 FIRST TIME LISTED ON WEB. LF-1 was the first selection we made from the breeding work of the late LeVern Freimann of Bellingham, Washington.
Introduced in our fall 1997 catalog and selling out in a very short time, we realized that there was still a great deal of breeding potential left in this lily and removed it from our catalog listings. When you have a good thing, you want to be at least 3 to 4 breeding generations ahead of the other breeders. Introduced as 6 to 7 inch circumference bulbs at $37.50, we are now offering a very limited number of 10 inch and larger bulbs for the same 1997 introductory price. These bulbs were just dug from our display garden and are limited to those on hand. All of the smaller bulbs have already been scaled for our fall 2011 catalog.
LF-1 is a time-test hybrid of the Aurelian Hybrid 'Thurderbolt' bred with the Tetraploid Oriental hybrid 'Rachael Pappo'. It produces lovely 6-inch cantaloupe-orange flowers that age to gold with ivory at the petal tips. There is a burgundy-red blush on the tepal reverses. The thick, heavily-textured blooms have an apple-green nectary star and cinnamon colored raised papillae. Very drought tolerant and heat resistant. Flowering in mid July, LF-1 normally reaches about 5 feet once settled in. LeVern typically had stems nearly 8 feet in height. Not only an important variety for breeding, this is one great garden lily as well.
19 November 2008 FIRST TIME LISTED ON WEB. LF-1 was the first selection we made from the breeding work of the late LeVern Freimann of Bellingham, Washington.
Introduced in our fall 1997 catalog and selling out in a very short time, we realized that there was still a great deal of breeding potential left in this lily and removed it from our catalog listings. When you have a good thing, you want to be at least 3 to 4 breeding generations ahead of the other breeders. Introduced as 6 to 7 inch circumference bulbs at $37.50, we are now offering a very limited number of 10 inch and larger bulbs for the same 1997 introductory price. These bulbs were just dug from our display garden and are limited to those on hand. All of the smaller bulbs have already been scaled for our fall 2011 catalog.
LF-1 is a time-test hybrid of the Aurelian Hybrid 'Thurderbolt' bred with the Tetraploid Oriental hybrid 'Rachael Pappo'. It produces lovely 6-inch cantaloupe-orange flowers that age to gold with ivory at the petal tips. There is a burgundy-red blush on the tepal reverses. The thick, heavily-textured blooms have an apple-green nectary star and cinnamon colored raised papillae. Very drought tolerant and heat resistant. Flowering in mid July, LF-1 normally reaches about 5 feet once settled in. LeVern typically had stems nearly 8 feet in height. Not only an important variety for breeding, this is one great garden lily as well.
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