Dear Friends, Maybe a decade ago I collected seed from towering stems of Lilium formosanum with permission of J.C.Raulston from a long perennial display at the (now named) J. C. Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh NC. With a name of "formosanum' I assumed they'd be tender and the literature then wasn't much help. I grew and nurtured the seed and had 6 foot stems the second year with nodding white trumpets at eye level. The plant proved to be hardy and vigorous. It is still not widely grown and deserves to be. Now many years later is has self sown gently around the garden and is just finishing bloom. The intensely fragrant flowers come late in the lily season and have no competition for their show. If seeds are started early you can have bloom the first fall, but plants will be taller and better the 2nd year and on. It has come through winters below 0 F and manages essentially without my help. I'll send some seed to the SeedEx when they are ripe, but this note is to provide a bit of advance PR for an easy and essential lily even for northern gardens. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +