Do You Know How To Tango? ...Tango Lily that is!

“All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.”

                                                                                                                -Michael Franti

Lane DeVries loves to grow flowers. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Lane DeVries’ favorite flower is a soil grown tulip, I swam against the tide to admit that my favorite flower is a lily. What may have gotten lost in translation is how much Lane loves to grow all sorts of other flowers.  Lane is constantly searching out new and different varieties of flowers. There are always several test varieties in the ground, and the growers are always whispering about a new flower they have growing out in the back greenhouse.

Do you know how to Tango?

Flowers not only take time to grow, but they take much more time to understand.  For about the last five years we have been growing larger and larger crops of a really wild Asiatic hybrid lily. Have you heard of the “Tango Series”? These lilies are the new comers to the Asiatic scene, and we are still getting our customers saying, “Whoa, what’s that lily?”

Autumn is in the air... and in a vase!

Today I would like to introduce you to a Tango variety called “Orange Art”.

 

Tango’s are bred in Holland using “Latvia Promise” as a base. Latvia Promise is an Asiatic originating in Latvia with slightly up facing blooms and most notably a multitude of dark speckles and heavy brush strokes.  The substantial amount of dark speckles and thick brush marks, against very vibrant colors is what makes the Tango Series really stand out.

Orange Art is a wonderful fall lily featuring stunning orange with dark burgundy, brownish tones in the throat. The dramatic color scheme can work in all sorts of autumn themed bouquets.  The gorgeous colors match pumpkins, scarecrows and all the fun of the Halloween season.

   

This lily however isn’t for the faint of heart; it could be paired with a witch and a haunted house to look very frightening.  Such a deep contrast all in one flower can be pretty scary.

Spooky!

Orange Art is painted with all the feeling of September, October and November; however, it is more than just a nice fall lily.  This lily has depth and personality that show off its sophistication. This is very modern flower, not just because it is a relatively new hybrid, but its whole feel.  This lily would stick out like a sore thumb at your grandmother’s house, unless your grandmother is Carrie Donovan . 

Orange Ilex and an Orange Art Tango lily.

The flower world gets so caught up in “tradition” and I am guilty myself.  The Ile de France tulip, the Stargazer lily and the American Beauty rose, these flowers represent a great tradition in the world wide cut flower industry. 

Tango Lilies, framed by a 125 year old Black Walnut Tree.

Make a new tradition today.  Break the mold and experience the entire Tango Series.  These lilies are making waves and their wild brush strokes are shaking up the floral establishment. Check out this short film from our new "Field in Focus" Series about Orange Art.