Thank you John. Does anybody have seeds or corms of these they could export to Mexico? Kind regards Darren >From: <johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: Re: [pbs] Lily seeds and bulbs >Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 22:23:31 +0100 > >The most southerly Lilium species is L. neilgherrense from the Nilgiri >Hills >of south-western India, somewhere about 11-12 degrees North of the equator. >It is a big-flowered white trumpet species, but I don't know if its is >cultivation. Next most southerly is probably L. philippinense from the >mountains of north-central Luzon, about 16 deg N. It is pure white with a >very long tube to the flower. It is closely related to L. formosanum & like >it can flower within the year from seed. It is not very hardy in the UK, as >it keeps pushing up new growths, but is very easy in a pot in the >greenhouse. > >The southern Japanese species L. longiflorum, L. nobilissimum & L. >alexandrae are also suitable for warm conditions. > >John Grimshaw > > >Dr John M. Grimshaw >Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens > >Sycamore Cottage >Colesbourne >Nr Cheltenham >Gloucestershire GL53 9NP > >Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "arnold trachtenberg" <arnold@nj.rr.com> >Subject: Re: [pbs] Lilly seeds and bulbs > > > > Jane: > > > > I can't tell you where I read it but it seems lilies are strictly ( > > naturally occurring) a northern hemisphere genus. I would also be > > interested in how close to the equator lilies occur naturally. > > > > Arnold > > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php