diana, i am in beaufort, sc and grow atamasco lillies which are native here. they are no problem. On 4/7/2015 1:54 PM, Diana Chapman wrote: > Hi Mike and Jim: > > I am no long growing native lilies. They are very difficult, and need > regular treatment with fungicides, and I lose them frequently, so I > have pretty much given up on them. I can't even grow the ones that > are native to my area!! I can get them to germinate, but each year > fewer and fewer return. I also got more complaints from customers > about lilies, in the "they died" category. They are just very fussy, > and need exactly the right growing conditions. > > Diana > Telos >> Jim wrote: >> >>> I am looking for dry summer lilies to use in my oak woodland >>> landscaping >> Try Telos Rare Bulbs this summer (they are out of stock at the >> moment, and >> besides this isn't bulb shipping season). They may also be able to >> give you >> advice on which bulbs might survive in your conditions. >> >> The other thing to do is check the Sources list on the wiki. Just go >> to the >> Wiki contents page and look for the link to Sources. >> >> There used to be some commercial sources for western North America lily >> seeds, but I'm not aware of any at the moment. >> >> I garden in San Jose in an oak woodland, similar to your climate but the >> summers are not as brutal. Even here I doubt that I could get any native >> lilies to survive without some supplemental irrigation in summer... >> >> Good luck! >> >> Mike >> San Jose, CA (zone 9, min temp 20F) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/