Unless we have missed something, this is the last of our collection to bloom. The flower is large and therefore impressive but the colors are close to the wild form of the plant. It remains unclear exactly what we had in mind when we ordered it. Big Business is the name of this variety. Most mail orders include a free gift and that may be the original source of this plant.
After flowering finishes is reported to be an appropriate time to divide these lilies. Two 5 X 18 foot planting beds are lying fallow and nearly weed free in the back garden. If divisions of some of our older and better varieties were taken now, the new plants could spend the fall and winter there. That would push us to have the new ground ready for fresh transplants come spring.
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