Abq_bob,
I'm not in your zone, so others closer to your zone might be able to give better advice, and I'm no expert, but my husband and I are growing asiatics, trumpet hybrids, OTs (Orienpets), Orientals and speciosum rubrum (bloom last here). If you get a chance, you might look into BuggyCrazy's website for fall ordering. She has the BIGGEST bulbs I've ever grown! Orienpets and Orientals are probably my favs...very showy & fragrant to my mind. I LOVE vivid colors, and bicolors!
BTW, I was cautioned by someone a few years ago to try to keep tiger lilies separate from other lilies, in that they can spread a virus to the others easily (via insect). I ended up giving my tiger lily bulbs to a friend.

I'd like to know what others from your zone have to say! :0) Phyl

I too would be interested in what other's would reccommend for your zone. Martagons are usually the first to bloom, then the asiatics, followed by the trumpets and orientals. There are also the LA lilies,and the orientpets, and rubrum is the latest. I don't know though which would do best in your area.

I do not think you will find Lilies for spring and fall blooming. Maybe, some Asiatics will bloom for you by Memorial day. For all summer blooming just buy Lilies from all groups that Hostaholic listed.
Alina.

Hi abq bob,

The formosa lily you already have is generally the very latest lily to bloom. Speciosum, a species parent of the oriental hybrids, is also quite late and comes in two color varieties, Rubrum and Album. The Easter "trumpets" you like are Longiflorum and bloom in June (after the asiatics but before most others). Lilies from the trumpet division tend to bloom in mid-July, though Regale is particularly early for a trumpet (late June - early July). The orientals bloom from late July thru August. Even so, Mona Lisa is an exception both by blooming earlier and being shorter. Asiatics are the earliest blooming lilies but later than the flowers one thinks of as spring bloomers (daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips). The asiatics are generally not scented. There is also a wide range of height and scent among the different divisions.

Then there are interspecific hybrids, (those across divisions), such as Longiflorum - Asiatics, Longiflorum - orientals, oriental-trumpets, etc. Their bloom time lies between that of their "parents", so they are nice "in-fill" for blooming. But check the bloom times carefully for the variety you're interested in. There can be a wide range from one variety to another within a group when the two parents have widely separated bloom times (like the LO's).

Consider the species lilies also. Some are as easy to grow as any hybrid, Speciosum and Regale especially. Others can be quite fussy and very narrow in the type of conditions they can accept- they are adapted to particular microclimates.

In zone 7 you should be fine for almost all lilies. The zone is cold enough for the bulbs to vernalize over the winter and warm enough for late bloomers to build up their bulb strength before the winter.

Good Luck!

-Helen

Thanks everyone!
Yup, that formosa is very late - and very big, hehe. I'll definitely keep an eye out for some of the lilies mentioned, and thank you so much for all of your info Helen - that will be most helpful in planning out how I'll put it all together! Thanks again, I -Love- Garden Web :)

--Bob