‘EASTER MORN’ Longiflorum-Trumpet

Description

Eastern Morn….. I had the pleasure of meeting the hybridizer ( Wilbert Ronald ) and this beauty within the fields. Trumpet x Longiflorum hybrid. If I could have 100 of these I would call it heaven, I am getting there!  I believe that the fragrance alone is heaven. I love the trumpet shaped flowers that appear on long, sturdy stems. I love that the flowers open with a sunshine yellow center for all the world to see.    These bulbs are coming from the grower himself.

Easter morn’ ‘Longiflorum/trumpet hybrid, the fabulous hybrid ‘Easter Morn’ from the wonderful breeding work of Canadians Wilbert G. Ronald and Lynn Collicutt doing research at the Morden Research Centre. . Its enormous stems are strong enough to carry its huge inflorescence of heavily fragrant flowers; even more amazing is that it is very hardy here in the upper midwest regions. ‘EasterMorn,’ with its unique beauty, stature, fragrance, and for me the genetics , have over and over again, proven garden endurance and cold hardiness, I truly feel that all should have at least one grace their lily gardens. It has not been easy to find the true ‘Easter Morn,’ under its real name,
Height: 5 feet tall plus
Blooming Time is Late July
Planting Depth: 3x the height of your dormant bulb.   I tend to go deeper… this will be by far your favorite late summer bloomer.. Fully loaded with fragrance.
Light: Full Sunshine to Filtered Sunrays .

‘Easter Morn’ VIII(b-c/a LT) AMENDED ENTRY. External images: NALS QB 65, 3 (Sep 2011): centrefold; NALS QB 68, 3 (Sep 2014): front cover; NALS QB 73, 1 (Mar 2019): 2 Sibling of ‘Easter Charm’. W. Ronald [in NALS QB

‘Easter Morn’ VIII(b-c/a) LT H: L.M. Collicutt, pre-2008  ‘Easter Dawn’ x trumpet ‘Midnight’  Inside of tepals white, shading to purplish pinktowards margins and along midveins; basal one-third flushed pink overlaid pale greenish yellow. Outside of tepals darker purplish pink at base, colour becoming along basal margin of each tepal; papillae few; nectariespaler and less solid towards tips; midribs dark violet. yellow-green; pollen pale brown; stigma purple-red Spots and papillae absent; filaments yellowish green; pollen rich, dark brown. Fls of strong substance; tepal with small spots. Tepals of medium length and of medium width to broad, margins (very) slightly ruffled, margins smooth, tips recurved. Stems 1.07m. tips slightly recurved. Lvs of medium length to long,  Mid-season to late. Disease resistant; Triploid; moderate female fertility;

Sibling to ‘Easter Charm’  Considered a breakthrough in lily breeding. Grows in gardens in Florida to the Canadian Prairies. Won Prestigious Awards —- I just cannot say enough….  These are coming right from the hybridizer himself.