Salmon Star® Oriental Lily Bulbs

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‘Salmon Star’ Oriental Lily has 6″ trumpet-shaped blooms in white with peach striping and rusty red spots. Blooms early and produces the heavenly fragrance Oriental lilies are famous for. At just under 3 feet in height and without much width to speak of, ‘Salmon Star’ is container-friendly and a great choice for tight spaces. (Lilium)

Plant Information

Here’s one of the most beautiful Oriental Hybrid Lilies among recent introductions. It’s not just another variation of the now-common red, pink, and white combinations. This one gives us true, rich salmon, with all the other Oriental Hybrid plus–huge flowers, elegant shape and heavenly fragrance.

Spectacular lilies for your garden; it’s easy.
Everybody loves lilies, and today’s hybrids are a snap to grow, unlike some of the more difficult ones of the past. Today’s favorites are no more work than growing a tulip or daffodil. First, take a look at the combination photo below. The large picture of a red lily is Stargazer, the most famous Oriental Hybrid. (See lily groups below.) Along with the famous white one, Casa Blanca, and other Oriental Hybrids, it’s a big florist’s favorite, and the ones in your garden will be just as lovely and fragrant as the ones you buy in any flower shop.

Growing Lilies:
True lilies (which don’t include daylilies and others which are not in the genus Lilium) are easy to grow today, and more popular every season. Since they are upright and take practically no space at ground level, it’s easy to plant lilies between other established perennials and shrubs. Most can also tolerate some shade, which adds versatility for the gardener. There are many lily groups, but to keep it simple, we will consider only a few of the main types that are important to gardeners. Each lily we ship includes complete instructions for planting. So don’t hesitate. You can easily bring the spectacular beauty of lily flowers to any summer meadow or garden.

‘Wild’ Lilies or ‘Species’ Lilies
These are the true wildflowers from the world over. They are the ones all the glamorous hybrids are descended from. We’re fortunate to have some of these botanical treasures on our list of lilies this season.

Oriental Hybrid Lilies
are the now famous, very fragrant ones with large, flattened flowers such as red Stargazer and white Casa Blanca. These are the ones now so popular in the floral trade, but are also very easy to grow. They bloom from mid-summer through early fall. Most have very large, outward-facing, fragrant flowers.

Asiatic Hybrid Lilies
are today’s largest group of garden lilies, quite easy to ‘naturalize’. This growing group of lilies was begun by hybridizers in the US, and were first called ‘Mid-Century Hybrids.’ Compared to Orientals, the Asiatic Hybrid lilies bloom earlier (early to mid summer), the plants are shorter, the flowers a bit smaller, and most blooms are upward-facing and star-shaped. Some of the most famous Asiatic Hybrids are yellow ‘Connecticut King,’ and the famous red, ‘Gran Paradiso.’

Tiger Lilies.
This group is led by the famous old orange wild lily, which used to be called Lilium tigrinum. Botanists have changed that to Lilum lancifolium, but that doesn’t stop most people (including us) from using the old name ‘tigrinum.’ From the original orange, the hybridizers have created new colors from white to pink. All have the large flowers, black spots, and tough perennial qualities of the original. (By the way, don’t call any old spotted orange lily ‘tiger lily’. This one is the real thing, and no lily common name is more mis-used.)

Trumpet Lilies
Sometimes called ‘Aurelian Hybrids’ or other names, the large, tall trumpet lilies are all descended from The Regal Lily, a white wild species lily from China. All are incredibly fragrant, and wonderful for cutting. They grow tall, and often need staking, since a well-grown stalk can have over 15 huge flowers.