Hi Plant Friends,
This afternoon I checked 15 pots of old Lilium sp. seed
that had been sown October 2006. They were plunged on the south side
of my greenhouse and covered with fir branches as protection against
hungry birds. I am not certain of their source, but I think the
most likely source was from the Sonora County Chapter (California) of
North American Rock Garden Society . The chapter had a box of
undistributed NARGS seeds. I knew at that time I was moving to "God's
Country" i.e. Gresham, Oregon. Gresham is just to the east of
Portland, Oregon, in the Willamette Valley. As such it is pretty
good Lilium territory. I sampled heavily of Lilium species. I
noted the seed packets were identified by location so concluded they
had been wild collected. Notice the dates on the germinated
pots. Pretty amazing.
Liliumhumboltii9-14-89
Liliumhumboltii9-18-89
Liliumhumboltii9-8-95
Liliumhumboltii9-28-91
Liliumhumboltii9-28-91
Liliumparvum8-27-93
Liliumparvum1990
Liliumparvum9-8-90
Liliumrubescense1990
Liliumrubescense8-19-90
Liliumwashingtonianum9-15-90
Liliumwashingtonianum minor?9-27-90
Joyce E. Miller Gresham, Oregon USAUSDA 7