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Fsall Bulb Sale fundraiser
10/2/2015 at 8:03 AM
2015 Manitoba Regional Lily Society
FALL BULB SALE fundraiser
October 3rd at the Central Community Centre
9 AM to 4 PM
This year’s bulb sale is featuring many seldom offered and hard to get heritage and historic lilies as well as difficult to find varieties that we all know and love. One of those well-loved historic cultivars is Red Velvet. Hybridized by Stone and Payne and introduced in 1964 this lily was a personal favorite of the late Barrie Strohman of the Lily Nook. Red Velvet has deep velvety black-red flowers, and stands between 3 and 5 feet tall. It is a robust triploid that has earned its place in the North American Lily Society’s Hall of Fame.
We are also featuring Heritage lilies from the hybridizing program of Ed Robinson a Wawaneas lily hybidizer.
“Robinson’s Comet” is a deep plum pink with dark purple spots on half of the petals and was grown locally in the 1980s and registered in 1994 by Barrie Strohman of Neepawa.
These tried and true garden lilies and many new varieties as well will be offered this year at all our sales.