Welcome to the North Star Lily Society

Have you heard about re-blooming lilies?
Don't miss our next educational opportunity!
November 5th, 2011 • Noon
Rondo Community Library
461 N. Dale St., St. Paul (Intersection of University and Dale St.)

Wouldn't it be fun to have re-blooming lilies in your garden? Did you know that the University of Minnesota has had lilium re-blooming in their fields in October? If you're curious to learn more about this fascinating possibility, don't miss our next meeting. We've invited Dr. David C. Zlesak, Assistant Professor of Horticulture at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to share his findings with us. Dr. Zlesak studied the inheritance of this flowering trait in lilies for his Ph.D. research within the Flower Breeding and Genetics Laboratory of Dr. Neil Anderson at the U of M. He'll be bringing a PowerPoint pictorial of these cutting-edge lilies for us to see.
Our educational meetings are free and open to the public! Visit our Calendar of Events page for more information.

"Riley" - hybridized by Tim Zimmerman

The North Star Lily Society's purpose is to educate our members in the culture of lilies and to promote the genus lilium. We support scientific research in culture and hybridization and the uniform registration of new lilies. Our online mission is to share our knowledge of growing the genus lilium in the upper Midwest area of the U.S., specifically in the state of Minnesota. Native species lilies and lilies hybridized in Minnesota are our focus. We are in the process of building a library of photos of those lilies and compiling information about the people who have created the hybrids. You are welcome to explore our lily culture information and visit our photo galleries. If you have a question about lily culture, click on our "Ask Lil E. Um" button. We hope you enjoy our website.

Enjoy the photographs on this site but remember that they are the property of the photographer and the North Star Lily Society. They may not be used without our permission.