John Bryan wrote: >[the]Cascade Strain is far superior. PLEASE tell us where we can get seed of this? I would like to have masses of L. candidum, which should do well in this arid limestone soil, rather like its home in Greece (and nearly as hot at present!). At the end of June the RHS is holding an international lily conference in London, which I am looking forward to immensely and hope to learn how to grow these wonderful plants better. The western USA species allied to L. pardalinum from damper sites seem to grow very well throughout the UK, but the drylanders such as L. washingtonianum are difficult. The minor segregate from L. pardalinum known as 'pitkinense' is particularly easy and I have flowered it in the second year from sowing. At present, naturalized stocks of L. monadelphum and L. martagon from the plantings of H.J. Elwes are in flower here, while more recently planted L.pyrenaicum in both yellow & orange (var. rubrum) forms is fading. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP