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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Philippe on August 27, 2013, 03:26:30 PM

Title: 2 plants
Post by: Philippe on August 27, 2013, 03:26:30 PM
I have a wunderful lily presently flowering for the first time . It is labelled Lilium sargentiae, but it looks like it could be something else. The flowers are really huge, near 20cms in length. The stems are short, not above 50cms, but as said, it's its first blossom, so maybe it will reach higher in the future.

Second plant was given under Silene virginica ( or virginiana), but also isn't was it should be. It's a pretty little plant that flowered well during summer, reaching about 20/30 cms height only.

If anybody has any guess, that would be fine!
Thanks


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Title: Re: 2 plants
Post by: Gene Mirro on August 27, 2013, 06:24:40 PM
It's probably a hybrid.  It's common to get varying amounts of pink in hybrids of regale, for example.  If it makes stem bulbils, it might be a hybrid of sargentiae or sulphureum.
Title: Re: 2 plants
Post by: fleurdelys on August 27, 2013, 07:17:17 PM
I have a wunderful lily presently flowering for the first time . It is labelled Lilium sargentiae, but it looks like it could be something else. The flowers are really huge, near 20cms in length. The stems are short, not above 50cms, but as said, it's its first blossom, so maybe it will reach higher in the future.

Second plant was given under Silene virginica ( or virginiana), but also isn't was it should be. It's a pretty little plant that flowered well during summer, reaching about 20/30 cms height only.

If anybody has any guess, that would be fine!
Thanks


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the Lily Garden has a trumpet hybrid called Summer Palace which is very similar to your pink lily... anyway, compliments: it is beautiful.

http://www.thelilygarden.com/pages_lilies/trumpet_1.html (http://www.thelilygarden.com/pages_lilies/trumpet_1.html)
Title: Re: 2 plants
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 28, 2013, 03:45:33 AM
Hi Philippe
The Silene looks a bit like Silene armeria,
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: 2 plants
Post by: Margaret on August 29, 2013, 01:09:33 AM

I think it is Silene armeria that self sows gently on my allotment.
Title: Re: 2 plants
Post by: Philippe on August 29, 2013, 06:32:58 AM
Thank you all for your answers.
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