If they don't smell and tend to stay a lot shorter, they're more likely to be the asiatics. If they grow a lot taller and have a smell (that I personally love), they're probably the oriental type.

Trumpet and daylilies (along with lily of the valley, calla lily, toad lily, easter lily, turk's cap, and several others, are a lot easier to tell apart based on looks, but the Asiatic and Oriental types always confuse me until I smell them!

Some references (which, I have to use something as reference every year):

https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1096
https://worldoffloweringplants.com/difference-asiatic-oriental-lilies/
https://www.thespruce.com/asiatic-lily-care-guide-7510540 (which is where I get reminded "Unlike Oriental lilies, which bloom in late summer and are known for their aroma, Asiatic lilies bloom in late spring or early summer and have little to no scent.")

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks still learning, I even googled it before commenting and STILL fucked it up… uggh hahah. They are a foot tall, the others are 3-4 feet and haven’t started forming full bulbs yet. Made a post a few days ago.

Great comment growmie!

[–] mom@nom.mom 2 points 4 months ago

No worries! Like I said, I always have to check, between those 2. Looks like you'll have a ton coming in over the next weeks - of both!

So I guess I have a ton of the Asiatic lilies, a lot of the OT hybrid (also sometimes called Orienpet, but that sorta sounds silly to me), a few trumpets, and a couple oriental.
😁
Also, that many of the flowers that were sold as star gazer bulbs were definitely not.