‘Aelita’  is another of the stunning upward European out-facing asiatic lilium that will glow not only in your very own oasis, but soon capture the glowing light within your soul.   The height of the inflorescence is somewhat astounding. I am finding this to be one of my absolute favorites of asiatic lilium and I would love to have a field of these stunning beauties. Exotic, Wild,  Unruly, Sensuous and above all Sexy in the gardens….  These are very hard to get and I have never seen them grown commercially   Mine have increased wildly this season and I have 10 to offer this year.

Will grow up to 3 feet tall

Blooms Time June-July zone 5

Plant these bulbs 3 x the height of the bulb, ( example; 3 inches tall = 9 inches deep below the surface of the grounds. )

‘aelita’ I(a-b/b-c) 

Parentage: ‘Redstart’ X ‘Dora Pinnow’
R: M.F. Kireeva (1975), N: M.F. Kireeva
Fls pale yellow, centre tan; spots numerous, ochre- orange, on four-fifths of each tepal; pollen orange-brown. Fls 120-160 mm wide; tepals recurved. Lvs 120-140 × 15 mm, shiny dark green. Stems 0.8-1 m, with 8-16 fls and numerous bulbils. July.
(Published in M.F. Kireeva, Lilii, 41 (1984).)