Feeding Lilies

Paul Tyerman ptyerman@ozemail.com.au
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:36:00 PDT
>
>I am curious to know Kenneth's recommendations for L. humboldtii, as I have
>a good batch of seedlings that have been coming slowly along for several
>years; one will flower this year from a 2004 sowing. (I have not attempted
>to 'push' this one!) I see that McRae says that it is (of the West Coast
>dryland spp) 'probably the least fastidious and easiest to manage' but notes
>that it wants to be very dry through late summer and autumn. Any comments on
>this?
>

John,

I think you must have a typo there, or else that is a VERY quick flowering
after sowing (sown in 2004)! <grin>  I would be interested to know how long
it has taken from seed, which is why I am drawing attention to it (no, I
wasn't just trying to hassle you!)


Cheers.

Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia.  USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9

Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus,
Cyrtanthus, Oxalis, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about
anything else that doesn't move!!!!!


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