Oriental Trumpet hybrid lilies have been bred to bring fall colors to the Oriental color palette. OT Hybrids, sometimes called Orienpets, display the best qualities of Orientals with the best qualities of Trumpets. These lilies capture the wonderful reds, oranges, and yellows of fall Trumpet lilies, with the shape and scent of an Oriental.
I tracked down Lane to ask him about our OT Hybrid program.
Lily: What’s so special about OT Hybrids, what's the big deal?
Lane: OT’s were developed to bring new colors to the Oriental lily scene. Before OTs all Orientals were white, pink and red. It was about 1999 when OT’s came on the market commercially, although I saw some in greenhouses as early as 1988. The three original OTs were Yelloween, Orania and Shocking. We still grow Yelloween and Shocking…right now the greenhouse looks great.
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