Lily seed storage

Jane McGary via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:40:08 PDT
When I was working with Edward McRae on his book on lilies, he told me 
that the best way to store lily seed was in a well-sealed glass jar in 
the freezer. He had found good germination in seed stored in this way 
for more than 10 years.

Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA

On 9/17/2020 7:15 AM, Ben Anderson via pbs wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Any recommendation for storing lily seed? I have them in paper envelopes in
> the fridge but I'm wondering if that will desiccate them too much. These
> are western US species - including pardalinum and along with some of the
> dry-dormant species like humboldtii - freshly collected from my garden and
> I plan to sow them in a few months.
>
> Ben
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