I have Lilium formosanum giganteum that I bought from Plant Delights nursery. It reliably gets taller than me (I'm 6'5) and is currently in bloom. I think extra fertilizer would drive it even taller. Only five flowers but they are large and open all at once so it's dramatic. The stems are very upright. My clump has stayed about the same size for several years now with about 5 full-size flowering stems. It gets moderate irrigation here in summer-very-dry Oakland CA, probably a bit less than it would like, and minimal winter chill (Z9) The seeds are produced prolifically and disperse effectively, popping up far from the parents. I'm happy to offer seed at an exchange if there's interest. For me this is a pretty easy plant. Emil Friend 510.499.8496 http://www.friendandsweet.com/ > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I bought a Lilium formosanum seedling from Annie's Annuals this spring. I > kept it inside my house in a window. It went on to produce one flower in > the shipping pot, which is 4" square and low. That is the first time in 38 > years at this house a member of genus Lilium has flowered, inside or out. > > After flowering the top gradually died down. I unpotted it and found a > small lily bulb about the size of a Queen Anne cherry. > > I repotted it to a tall, narrow 2-gallon nursery container. I don't know > the natural history of these. It is still good and hot here. Should I > expect it to grow again this season, or is it likely to remain dormant > until Spring? I know I should never let Lilium bulbs in a pot dry > completely. > > Leo Martin > Phoenix Arizona USA > Zone 9? > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > > ----------------------------- > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…