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NORTH STAR LILY NEWS
The Quarterly Publication of the North Star Lily Society
March 2020 | Volume 54 Number 1
Apricot Trumpet grown by Des Paulson
Photos by Peggy
November Nerdahl.
9, 2019 Lily Growing
Panel L to R : Luminita Vollmer, Tim
Zimmermann, David Whaley, Forrest
North Star Lily News
This Issue NSLS History p. 9
The NS Lily News is created for the
History of the NALS Seed Exchange
benefit of the membership and in NSLS 2020 Calendar p. 2
support of our mission. Minnesota Lilies p. 10
President's Message p. 3
Inspiring Joan
NSLS Spring Events p. 4-5
Kyley Storm
Bulb Sale Franci Korine
NSLS Mission Educational Meeting
Art in Bloom 2019 NSLS Treasurer's Report p. 11
Our mission is to promote the genus Membership Renewal Reminder
Lilium in the Upper Midwest. We do Lily Quotes p. 4 Nomination Committee Report p. 11
that by having public bulb sales, Love of Lilies p. 11
educational meetings for our Lily Travels p. 6-7
membership, sharing our knowledge Lilies in New Zealand - Part 1 Lilies by Accident
on line, and sponsoring an annual lily NSLS In Memoriam p. 8
show.
Ann Ruehling
Marsha Hartle
NSLS Executive
Committee and
Directors 2020 NSLS Calendar
President—Susan Bloyer
(952-926-7351)
Past President—Peggy Nerdahl
Events take place in Bachman’s Heritage Room, 60th & Lyndale in
(952-479-7478) Minneapolis or as stated.
Vice-President —Rita Gindt-Marvig
(952-239-4385)
Saturday, March 28 Educational Presentation - Art Evans
Treasurer—Barbara J. Ronningen 12:30 Meet and Greet
(651-436-5881)
1:00 Business Meeting
Secretary—Carole Kulak
(952-831-4847) 1:45-3pm Educational presentation
Director—Tracey Nelson After the presentation all are welcome to go out to Houlihans at 66th and
(608-205-9789) Lyndale, dutch treat, with our speaker. Ask about it at the meeting. (We need
Director—Jennifer Knutson to have the right number for reservations.)
(218-963-0561)
Director—Open Friday, April 24 Spring Bulb Wrap
Newsletter Editor—Luminita Vollmer
Pre-registration required to volunteer. Contact
(612-790-1250)
Peggy Nerdahl at peggynerdahl@comcast.net
Commitees and Saturday, April 25 Spring Bulb Sale
Volunteers 9:00 am - 10:00 Members only pre-sale
Membership - Bill Bauer 10:00 am - Open to the Public until sold out.
Librarian - Forrest Peiper July 10 - 12 North Star Lily Society Annual lily show.
Publicity - Maureen McDonnell Open to the public Saturday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm and Sunday 10:00 am – 3:00
Hospitality - Nancy Rand pm. Member volunteers needed to greet at the show for about 2 hours.
Webmaster - Mary Wickersham Members contact chair of committees to volunteer: Set-up, Clerking, etc. All
Nominations - Peggy Nerdahl and members help with cleanup on Sunday at the end of the show. Sign-up at the
Forrest Peiper March 28th meeting, or at the Bulb Sale to volunteer at the July show.
Bulb Sales - Forrest Peiper
July 8 - 12 NALS Lily Show, Ontario Canada
Volunteer Coordinator - Open Details to follow on the North American Lily
Website Producer - Open Society web page www.lilies.org
Historian - Open
Friday, Oct 23 Fall Bulb Wrap
Saurday, Oct 24 Fall Bulb Sale
Saturday, Nov 14 Fall Educational Meeting
Minnesota Garden Events: http://crosspollination.weebly.com.
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
by Susan Bloyer
A new season of growing is nearing, the season when our add it to the other boulevard that is already planted, but with the
lilies will return. The North Star Lily Society is busy preparing sand and salt of it being a major roadway, I’m always afraid that the
another year of great events and bulbs won’t survive. I’ve decided it’s time to get rid of some of those
opportunities for our “ditch lilies” (orange daylilies) that grow so prolifically. I have some
membership to realize the value Asiatic crosses that I was naughty enough not to have planted. If
that lilies bring to our life. The they survived, I will plant them this year!
beauty and the diversity of I’m going to start a hunt for the Minnesota native Lilium
these flowers are what keeps us philadelphicum (Wood Lily) since I am converting one of my
going through the winter boulevards to native plants. I have a corner lot, so rather than mow
months. the weeds and occasional blade of grass on that particular
First, we have our downward slope, I want to make it environmentally friendly by
annual membership meeting capturing more of the rainwater that runs down that hill. If I can find
coming up. This is an a native lily to add to the mix, how great would that be!
Educational Meeting, as well as
Sadly, life is taking a toll on our members; you will see in
the Annual Membership Meeting, when we need to vote on new
the newsletter that we have lost two members recently: Marsha
board and executive committee members. PLEASE come to our
Hartle, a long-time lily lover and grower in Minnesota, and one of our
Saturday, March 28, 2020 meeting: vote for the new Board members
current directors, the Volunteers coordinator Ann Ruehling. It’s a
and hear our speaker Art Evans. A wonderful opportunity to learn
reminder of our own mortality and “Be in the Present” habit. They
about rescue efforts on Dr. Robert Griesbach’s almost abandoned
both will be missed!
garden. We will also vote for the name of our 2020 Lily Show this
summer, put your name ideas hat on and vote! I hope that all of you enjoy your spring; I’m holding out hope
that we will not get an April snowstorm this year. Enjoy the short
Second, we have our spring lily bulb sale scheduled for
period of time when all of your plants start poking through the
Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Bachman’s 60th and Lyndale
ground! Start sowing lilies!
location. Let everyone know about the sale, check out Facebook
Event about the sale, and come prepared to get that awesome bulb
Susan Bloyer, President
you saw blooming last year but you didn’t have. Our list is not quite
finished, but you will see Asiatics and Orientals among the offering. Lilium philadelphicum
Photo by www.prairiemoon.com
Forrest Peiper has given a preview inside this newsletter, check out
the wonderful pictures inside this issue! Come and bring a friend!
Mid-summer, July 10-12, 2020 the North Star Lily Society
will host the annual lily show. You too can participate by entering
some of your best blooms; enjoy the blooms of others and see
amazing lilies that only special events reveal to us all. This show is
local, at the Bachman’s location on Lyndale in Minneapolis; if you
feel more adventurous, travel to Burlington, Ontario and attend the
North American Lily Society Show the same weekend, where many
lily growers and lily enthusiasts come together as a group and show
their precious flowers. And don’t forget - garden tours will be
announced early in the spring; some of our members open up their
gardens for all of us to see.
I love Oriental lilies, but so little of my yard is sunny. I can
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2020 Spring Events with Lilies
Bulb Sale - April 25, 2020
Spring is coming! This spring’s bulb sale will feature
Orientals and many Asiatic and Oriental “pixies,” (short lilies
for pots or border.)
We have new varieties, more than usual: 35 ! Some
of the new ones are especially striking. A wonderful
Oriental, ‘Captain Tricolore,’ has three colors as the name
implies: White, pink and yellow. ‘Scorpio’ is a new very dark
red Oriental. New Oriental Asiatic (“OA”) varieties include
‘Avalon Sunset,’ the best red and yellow OA I’ve seen, and
‘Hotel California,’ melon with a darker center. If you haven’t
tried an OA, you might want to try one this year. They look Art Evans in the garden with Gloriana and Sarabande.
Photo submitted by Art Evans.
similar to Asiatics in the pictures but flower size is much
larger!
The OA ‘Zeba’ is back also as is ‘Fusion,’ the red Educational Meeting - March 28, 2020
and yellow L. longiflorum cross. ‘Big Brother’ is also back.
Art Evans, long time lily grower, hybridizer, lily
Classics ‘Scheherazade,’ ‘Leslie Woodriff,’ ‘Black Beauty’
photographer and trainer of lily judges is our educational
and ‘White Henryii’ are in the sale as well. Be sure to arrive
at 9:00 AM for the best selection. Some varieties go quickly! speaker on March 28, 2020. His presentation "New blood,
almost lost - Dr. Robert Griesbach's abandoned garden"
If you have requests for future bulb sales or are just
starts at 11:45.
seeking a certain variety, send us a note using the “Contact
Us” menu option on the NSLS website. You can find it We will take our speaker out to Houlihan's at 66th
under the “About Us” tab at the top. We will get back to you and Lyndale after the talk. If interested, ask to add your
with what we find for sources and whether it will likely be in a name on the reservation list for the restaurant on the day of
future bulb sale.
the meeting. Please come and bring a friend.
See you at the sale!
Forrest Peiper
Lily Quotes
Ben Jonson ( c. 1572-1637)
Lilium Fusion (Right) and White Henryi (Further
Right) will be available at the spring bulb sale.
Photos by Luminita Vollmer (R) and Forrest
Peiper (FR.)
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North Star Lily Society Membership
Reminder to Renew
NSLS Membership - $10 for 2 years per
household are due in February. A new category
of membership - Lifetime Membership - $100
is now available as well. The memberships
include the following: 1. a member discount at
the annual bulb sales in April and October; 2. 4
NSLS News per year, 3. Two Educational
Meetings each year; 4. Yearly lily show. Renew
your membership ONLINE at
www.northstarlilysociety.com or fill out the
form included with this newsletter and mail to
Bill Bauer, our Membership Coordinator.
We Want Your Ideas!
North Star Lily Society 2020 Lily
Show will be chaired by Rita Gindt-
Marvig. Send your ideas for the
2020 Annual Show title to Rita by
March 21. Her e-mail is
ritagmhort@gmail.com by March
21. We will vote at the meeting on
March 28th. The prize for the
ART in Bloom - April 23-23, 2020
winning entry is $25 in bulb bucks.
Phyllis Andrews - see picture above - and her trusty
sidekick, Kathryn Malody, have selected a stunning piece to
complement with a NSLS Lily floral design during this year's Art in
Bloom at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The piece is called
"Cypress on Jade Mountain" and is at the end of the Chinese gallery
on second floor. Come see their efforts as well as the designs of
many other familiar floral designers known to the North Star Lily
Society (Denese Erickson, Nancy Rand, and Sue Bagge, to name a
few.)
Kathryn Malody
Lilies grown by Bev Winter in her garden. Details
in the article by Peggy inside the newsletter.
Photo by Peggy Nerdahl.
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The Story with Lilies in New Zealand
By Peggy Nerdhal
Rod and I had the opportunity to go to New Zealand over Lane also has a green- house with species lilies. He is
Christmas this past year. This was my 7th visit to New Zealand known for being able to grow 90 of the species lilies that grow
and Rod’s 5th. Fifty years ago, I was an AFS foreign exchange in the world. We saw a beautiful hybrid that he had made with
student to Central Southland College in Winton, New Zealand L. taliense.
for one year. I was their first foreign exchange student and I
When we planned our trip, we had a conflict with the New
lived on a sheep farm with the Peter and Connie Thomson
Zealand Lily Society show. It was the same weekend as
family. Some of you have met my one AFS sibling, Maree
Maree and Mel’s son’s wedding which we were excited to go
Gentle. Maree and Mel visited us in 2018. Maree clerked at
to. The South Canterbury Lily Society show was the weekend
our NSLS lily show and took the floral design class.
after we planned to leave New Zealand to get back to work. I
We had the pleasure of a stop at Lane Spence’s home in asked Bev Winter, our new friend that we met in Boston at
Lake Grassmere - in the picture below. Lane is amazing. His NALS, if she would arrange some lily garden tours since we
number of lilies is phenomenal. He grows every division of lily. couldn’t attend any lily shows. The picture below shows Bev's
He appreciates both diploid and tetraploid trumpets. He has lilies grown in pots along her driveway, and the NALS 86-32-1
lots of Conca d'Or hybrids. He has a couple favorite Asiatics grown from seed - see the white and crimson lily picture below.
that he has hybridized. He has so many of those two Asiatics
that he would like to dig them up to sell or share, but he has no
time.
Besides Robert Griesbach lilies, he is hybridizing with
Griesbach daylilies as well. He hybridizes daffodils and irises.
He stated that he has 20,000 daffodils. The picture below
shows the large lily bed he grows.
Besides her lovely garden in Rolleston, outside of
Christchurch, Bev arranged for me to see six other lily
gardens. The garden tours far exceeded my expectations.
We drove up Bev’s driveway in Rolleston and were greeted
by 4 rows of pots of lilies all along her driveway, as you see in
the picture above. She had run out of space in only 5 years of
growing lilies. She has raised beds in her yard, an irrigation
Lilies at Lane Spence's home Continued on next page
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system, a green house and so many seedlings. While we collection of Clematis and has done lots of mosaic tile
stayed with her, she ordered another 50 packets of seeds creations on his garden walls. The amazing part is that the
from the NALS seed exchange. She loves the Robert gardens we've seen are not only lilies, but serious gardens
Griesbach trumpets. with a lot of interesting plants, trees, a large variety of
species and they are all the love of these gardeners.
The first stop on our first day of lily garden tours was at
the home of Leoni Christey in Prebblton. Leoni is working on
hybridizing the green trumpets - see the picture below. She
had so many other beautiful lilies as you see in the second
picture below.
The 3rd stop for the first day was at Martin Toon’s home in
Yaldhurst. I have never seen so many lilies. His green house
was as long as my house. He had trays of nepalenses and
so many species lilies growing in his greenhouse, that I
couldn’t keep up with all the names. Outside, he had what
he called a “forest of ‘Conca d'Or’”.
Next stop was to visit Barry Stewart - picture below
shows him in his garden - in Rangiora. We met him at his
house as he was coming home from selling lilies in pots at a
farmer’s market. He had done very well that day. He grows
registered lilies, also has a huge
Editor's Note: Due to the limited space in this issue of Lily News,
the second part of the trip will be continued in the next issue. All
pictures by Peggy Nerdahl.
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NSLS In Memoriam
Ann Ruehling Marsha Hartle
Marsha Hartle’s spirit joined Dean Hartle and Robert ‘Doc’ Gilman
Ann Ruehling passed away on Jan. 28, 2020. Seeing to enjoy heaven’s garden on Jan. 30, 2020. My working relationship
her obituary in the Minneapolis Star Tribune was a shock. with Marsha began as NSLS prepared for the 2005 NALS convention
Ann had been fighting breast cancer for four months, but
held in the twin cities. That friendship continued to be nurtured as I
had kept that information private.
developed the MN hybridizer history which can be seen on the NSLS
Ann had been a member of the NSLS Board of
website. Marsha willingly shared her knowledge and pictures of
Directors for the past four years. She also coordinated
Minnesota hybridizers who were no longer with NSLS.
volunteers for NSLS events. I first got to know Ann when
she served as the liaison to the Bloomington Hilton during Marsha was a gentle lady who’s driving force was influential in the
the 2014 NALS show. Her patience and expertise in development and promotion of lilies and Hartle/Gilman Gardens.
dealing with the hotel’s hospitality staff was invaluable. She Marsha, Dean and Doc spent hours working in the fields enjoying their
managed to get all dietary requests (and they were
passion for lilies. I remember listening to Marsha and Doc as they had
numerous) taken care of, and was instrumental in getting
animated exchanges of ideas while they inspected each lily they
our bill reduced to a minimal level. Ann and her husband,
Gary Emmers, had been members of NSLS since 2009. walked by. I can still see Marsha standing on a hill overlooking the lily
fields while cleaning bulbs for distribution. Her techniques remain an
I knew Ann as a good friend, and I will miss her. NSLS
important part in how we prepare lilies at present.
will miss her cheerful demeanor and her many roles in
making NSLS a society that gets things done. If you are Marsha, along with Doc, carried on Herb Hartle’s endeavors
interested in a complete obituary, it can be found at http:// hybridizing and introducing lilies for others to enjoy. Marsha, Doc
www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000346264/
Gilman, and Dean were long standing members of NSLS and held
Memorials may be sent to the Angel Foundation
many leadership positions as NSLS developed and prospered.
(mnangel.org), which provides emergency financial grant
assistance to breast cancer victims. NSLS has sent a Marsha’s roles in NSLS included serving as President and chair for
memorial in her honor, and extends our sympathies to her the 2005 NALS convention held in the twin cities.
husband, Gary. I was honored to have Marsha as a friend and mentor. She will be
missed.
Barbara Ronningen Barbara Sautner
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The History of NALS Seed Exchange
by David Whaley
In November I was asked to speak at the North Star snow.
Lily Society meeting about the North American Lily Society
seed exchange. I decided to add upon that for the Today we have instant information. Then, they had
newsletter for those that missed it, and delve into the to wait weeks before their list and the check they wrote
history and why there is a seed exchange. was rewarded with seed in the mail. You couldn’t just
email the hybridizer about a certain cross, or even get a
I asked Stephanie Sims, Secretary of NALS if she picture of it. Today we are very fortunate with where
could find some history of when the seed exchange started. technology has taken us.
And from what she could find, The Seed Exchange started
in 1947, the same year NALS was started. And But the seed exchange is a great place to get
coincidentally enough, the first person to operate the seed something for your gardens that you will not find in your
exchange was a Mr. Wallace A. Rowell of Minneapolis. friend's garden. Each and every seed grown is unique.
Which if you think back to 1947, life was a lot different. The NALS seed exchange can be found on
Having the seed chairperson in the Midwest puts the seed Lilies.org. Scroll down a little and you will see a tab for the
exchange in the middle of every member of NALS at the seed exchange. Once there, you can find the present lists
time. for each division, along with the older seed from previous
People have been exchanging seed for years, and years. On each seed packet is a number, 19-123 as an
there was a lily society before NALS was started. But NALS example. The first number stands for the division the seed
was about promoting the genus lilium. The seed exchange comes from. The second number represents the year of the
was started for that purpose. People could find seed in seed. While the last 3 digits stands for the accession
one location from various hybridizers. In 1947, there was number. So the example would be an Asiatic from 2019
no email and internet. So everything was made into a list seed list, and 123 donation.
rd
and sent out to all members of NALS, without pictures of So I hope everyone reading this finds something
course. I can just imagine the members waiting everyday useful or interesting, and if you have any questions
for that list to show up in their mailbox after the lilies have regarding the seed exchange, feel free to email me at
passed and a good majority of the gardens are covered in Nhra20@gmail.com.
MEMBERSHIP: $10 / 2 years LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP: $100
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Inspiring Joan - Kylee Storm - Franci Korine
Inspiring Joan is one of a kind. This Kylee Storm was one of my seedlings that I brought to the NALS
intriguing lily was a cross with Morgan x lily show held in Bloomington in 2014. It won the Hornbeck award for
heavy spotted orange seedling X Dots the best seedling. I believe this is the first pollenless lily to receive
and Dashs. such an award. The cross came from Crimson Noble crossed with
This lily has been evaluated the last few one of my pollenless reds. A bulb will be for sale at the NSLS Fall
years and won 1st place as a seedling at bulb sale in the silent auction, and also in the auction at the 2021
last summer's North Star lily show. I was North American Lily Society show in Wisconsin.
going to wait to register this lily in late The name Kylee comes from my step daughter Taylor who was
summer of 2020, but a close Edina killed 10 years ago in a lightning strike. Taylor said at the time, if she
garden club member suddenly passed had kids the names would be Hailey and Kylee. Hailey Rain was the
after dealing with cancer for years. Joan was an elementary school last one I introduced a few years back. Kylee Storm lily was officially
teacher and retired early from complications of cancer recurring. registered at the Royal Horticultural society November 2019.
I wrote this lily article describing Joan at her funeral as follows.
Franci Korine is a lily that I developed years back when Franci
This lily is known for its straight lines and dots. Joan was known for
Nelson was living. I brought this lily to a North Star lily show the last
being a teacher. Lines in lilies are rare to find. Joan was truly one of a
year Franci attended before she died. She loved this lily and wanted
kind. With her perfection, also came love and respect towards others.
one, but I only had one at the time.
The bright Orange in the flower represents the brightness of the
Franci was very dedicated to the North Star Lily Society. Over the
morning as well as Joan. ‘Inspiring Joan’ also shows the evening
years I was able to grow more bulbs and decided to register this lily in
glow that is shown in her heart. This lily was registered with the
honor of Franci. Franci Korine was a cross of Sweet Surrender with
United Kingdom in the fall of 2019 and will be added in the near
one of my pollenless yellow lilies.
future at Arnesons for viewing. God’s blessings to Joan for the
Franci Korine was officially registered last fall with the Royal
countless hours in volunteering and helping others. Horticultural Society in the United Kingdom. This lily will be on the
Inspiring Joan will be at the NSLS Fall bulb sale in a silent auction silent auction at the North Star lily fall bulb sale. It also will be in the
and also auctioned off at the 2021 NALS lily show in Wisconsin. auction at the 2021 North American lily show that will be held in
Wisconsin.
Tim Zimermmann with the NSLS award for Kylee
Storm (Top of page and Bottom Middle); Inspiring
Joan (far Left), and Franci Korine (Right).
Photos by Tim Zimmermann.
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Page 10Treasurer's Report - FY 2019 Nomination Committee Report
Prepared by Barbara Ronningen 2020 NSLS Open Positions
Peggy Nerdahl and Forrest Peiper are the
nominating committee for 2020. The recommended
officers and directors are shown below.
The president, vice president and treasurer
incumbents will be serving the second year of their
two-year terms. Denise Haldorson is recommended
for Secretary for a two-year term expiring in 2022.
Forrest Peiper is recommended for Director with a
three -year term expiring in 2023 and David
Albrecht is recommended for Director for a one year
term expiring in 2021.
The Complete list of officers and directors is
shown below:
President Susan Bloyer
Vice-President Rita Gindt - Marvig
Secretary Denise Haldorson
(recommended)
Treasurer Barbara Ronningen
Past President Peggy Nerdahl
Director, Term exp. 2023 Forrest Peiper
(recommended)
Director, Term exp. 2022 Tracey Nelson
Director, Term exp. 2021 David Albrecht
(recommended)
Newsletter Editor Luminita Vollmer
Lilies by Accident
By Barbara Sautner
The day began with the anticipation of going to Norm Baker’s Northstar
Daylilies. I always loved wandering through the plantings of daylilies to pick just
the right one to take home. That particular day, John came rushing up to tell me
about a beautiful flower he had discovered in the vast display of daylilies. We
rushed over so he could show me what he had found. There it stood, a burst of
color towering above all the daylilies that surrounded it, Black Eyed Cindy. Our
love of lilies and the search for more began! We asked Norm where we could
get it and he either didn’t remember or wanted to keep it a secret, but he had no
information for us. I couldn’t let it stop at that, I needed to know how I could get it
for my garden. I was new to using the internet at that time, but I thought I’d give it
a shot. I was surprised at how soon I got a reply, and to my amazement, Black
Eyed Cindy was hybridized by a couple from Minnesota! Needless to say, that Above: Black Eyed Cindy lily.
day I was on the phone to Ruth and Hugh Cocker to find out if I could buy one. I Photo by J McCombie of fineartamerica.
think that week Black Eyed Cindy found a home in my garden! Page 11
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www.northstarlilysociety.com
Some of the lilies available at the Spring Bulb Sale. Clockwise from Left: Stracciatella Event (courtesy Lily Nook) Supernova
(courtesy Lily Garden), Purple Marble (courtesy Lily Nook) Gaucho (courtesy Lily Garden),
Purple Dream (courtesy Lily Nook), Captain Tricolore (courtesy Lily Garden)
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