The beginning of asiatic lily season...

Asiatic lily Tango Graffiti

I mentioned in one of my recent posts that I had tired of the asiatic lilies that I have been growing at Oak Lawn for many years. They were in need of transplanting but I didn't bother last fall and as a result there are few left. I did plant some newer varieties a year and a half ago, and I am glad to have done so, as this year I am experiencing the results of this effort. I am really excited with Tango 'Graffiti', the first to bloom this season. The individual blooms are much larger than any asiatic I've planted in the past at a full 8" in width and the show is amazing! This is their second season and they are much taller this year at about 44".

On the other hand, Tango 'Burgundy Splash' isn't as impressive as it was in it's first season. I suspect that this is because they are planted in crevices in the rockery and need a bit more space and moisture. I'll move them this fall.

The only other asiatics making a show at this time are the melon colored ones next to the greenhouse...

Lilium cerneum are tiny for me with blooms at about one and a half inches in diameter. These also grow in the rockery and one bulb was a double last year, but that's not the case this season...

In closing, a thought concerning 'Betty Corning' clematis... she's a BIG girl! It's taken a few years to get here, but she is definitely taken over the path that she was planted by... time for a move I suspect...

... and lastly, the annuals are starting to fill out well... these are accent impatiens along the gazebo path. The hosta is a very old 'Francis Williams' that has a number of reversions... have a good day, Larry

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