 | DER SCHMETTERLING (THE BUTTERFLY)Stock # 9126 - 'Der Schmetterling' - Orienpet Hybrid Lily A name inspired by the Franz Schubert composition, this is one of those wide crosses that is not only useful for the hybridizer, but also has unsurpassed beauty in the garden. Bred by the late Lavern Friemann of Bellingham, Washington and similar in coloration to his 'LF-1', this lily really shows both its L. henryi and L. auratum background. Recurved less than the seed parent, L. henryi and more than L. auratum the father or pollen parent, the flower faces carry the familar henryi color while the reverse shows the white influence of L. auratum. 'Der Schmetterling' has a light lingering fragrance somewhat less than L. auratum. Raised papillae similar to both L. henryi and L. auratum are evident, and this Interspecific cross has the additional benifit of being fertile for breeding. Our experience over the past 16 years with this hybrid has been that embryo rescue is necessary as the seed does not produce endosperm and will not as a result germinate naturally. Kept all these years for exclusive use by the breeders we work directly with for their genetic pool, it is now time to release Lavern's "Butterfly" into your lily garden. July/August bloom. 3 to 4 Feet. Ready a year ahead of schedule, we will be offering a very limited number of bulbs for fall 2010 delivery. These are from the bulbs scaled in 2008, fully filled out and ready to go. A total of 15 bulbs will be released for fall 2010 planting. If you missed out in 2008, don't wait. Note: Photo insets are of two auratum x henryi x Der Schmetterling selections that are "In the Works". Release in 6 to 8 years. | 
Wild Lilies Wild Lily bulbs making up the genus Lilium belong to the family Liliaceae comprising of approximately 200 genera made up of approximately 2,000 lily species. There are in the neighborhood of 110 to 120 Lilium species depending on whose classification you reference. For the full article, click Knowledge Base |
