Hi Leo, I grow many lilium here in the central valley of California where are temperatures at times get to 110 degrees in the summer. I do have alot of mine in pots under my shade house which helps with the direct sun issue. I have a very hard time raising Orientals because it just gets too hot outside unless I grow them in the commercial greenhouse where it is cooler inside. Also, the dry air temps do not help here as I am sure with you we have very low humidity here in the summer. I will sometimes water under my benches to help with the humidity. Ones planted in the field, since it is so hot, will fade in a day or so. Seedling that I want to get a true color of definitely need to be under shade of in the greenhouse. BTW, I get of fair number of my lilies from Faraway Flowers Auction and Sales on Facebook. Ramona sells excellent quality bulbs both fall and spring. I got my last shipment today! She acquires them from all over and they are nice sized bulbs at very reasonable prices. Also there is Judith Freeman at http://www.thelilygarden.com/ which sells both spring and fall lily bulbs online. I hope this information helps you out some! All the best, Paul Machado > > > > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…