help ID'ing a mislabel

21 years ago

I must have received a mislabelled lily because there's a stranger in my new bed. It's similar to Henryi - the foliage is like a species, tall, a bit spindly looking with the leaves well spaced. The flowers are tightly recurved like Henryi but a bit more outfacing than down-facing. The flowers are white but each petal has a significant stroke of lemon yellow from center to near the tips. Same surreal green throat as Henryi. There are small, raised, brown-red freckles - neither as dark nor as raised as Henryi but along that line. It's a fairly small, almost spidery flower. Really pretty and fragrant, too. I know it's not Lady Alice because that bloomed just like in the pictures (but even nicer). Any ideas what it might be or where I might look for ideas?

(Sorry, no photo.)

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bcgift52
21 years ago
Hi
Could it be a White Henryi ? I could email you a picture
to compare ? On my White Henryi, the green throat has
bumps and looks like it's perpetually got raindrops or
dewdrops inside. It's very attractive but I wonder if
this is normal. Anyway, it's nice that you got a nice
'mis-label'. I got a bright yellow with burgundy throat
asiatic for my oriental Arabian Red which is not a nice
trade-off.
cnid
Original Author
21 years ago
I found some pictures of White Henryi on the net - that is not it. My flower is smaller and quite recurved. In the pictures I saw, White Henryi has a similar form to trumpets - my little flower doesn't have that form at all. And there is only white, yellow and the green throat, then freckles (White Henryi seems to have some orange in the center). Mine is plain but very nice. Never occurred to me that I'm lucky but you are right. It is a nice little flower. And a mystery.
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flowergirl70ks
21 years ago
Sounds like Louise.
cnid
Original Author
21 years ago
I googled Louise and lilium and got this picture (hope the link works). The picture is a bit blurry so it is hard to say. My lily was a clean white (not cream) and the yellow was clear lemon yellow. And I think the stamens (pollen things??) were smaller on mine. The shape is very similar. Actually this picture looked more like my Lady Alice blossoms did. But this is the closest I've seen so far. Thanks, flowergirl.

Here is a link that might be useful: lilium x Louise
cnid
Original Author
21 years ago
Okay, trying the link again.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1037278}}
Mystery_Gardener
21 years ago
Hi:

Sorry for the poor quality of the photo. Could it be speciosum rubrum 'Alba'?

Cheers,
MG
cnid
Original Author
21 years ago
No, that's not it but now I want that one too! It's beautiful. Mine was not ruffled at all, had a more obvious swoosh of yellow down the center of each petal, and had more subtle bumps/freckles that were darker than those in your photo.

MG - did you ever see that faciated lily in bloom?
Mystery_Gardener
21 years ago
Hi cnid:

Sadly, no. I was just able to contact them today. I am going to swing around their place after dinner and try and snap a couple of shots but I understand there are only a few blooms left. I will share them if they are worth posting;-)

Cheers,
MG