Lilium Baferrari

'Big is Better'. I still hear it often from our American customers. Not always agree but sometimes, if 'big' is also breathtakingly beautiful, then they are right. WOW, this really applies to the Baferrari lily. Her flowers are incredibly large and breathtakingly beautiful, actually somewhat reminiscent of the wildly popular Lilium auratum. She is a bit taller and her clear white colour lacks the graceful speckle of the Lilium auratum and the yellow star in her flower shines a bit brighter. Of course, the Lilium auratum has a name and fame but after I have become acquainted with the Baferrari, the choice for me will soon be difficult when the Lilium auratum is available again. It will probably end up like it always does when I am in doubt between one or the other: I will just plant both :-)

By the way, if you know where the name Bafferari comes from or what it refers to or what it means, I would love to hear from you. I always like to look up where strange names come from, I just think it is nice to know. But there is absolutely nothing to be found about Bafferari, so if you do know, I would love to hear from you.