> I think most all true Lilium have edible bulbs. If you Google > 'edible lilium' you'll get hits on L. lancifolium, but I don't think > I'd recommend this. In Gansu they favor L. davidii and if you look in > McCrae's or Haw's books on lilies they repeats this. Some years ago I recall that one of Phil Cribb's (RGB Kew) trips to China was served up Lilium davidii var. willmottiae as part of the evening meal. > Edible Daylily (Hemerocallis) flowers are restricted to a few > tastiest, commercial cvs. I think that some Lilium Flowers are edible > too, but recall something about Lilum Pollen being poisonous? There was recent publicity here in the UK with regard to cats and lily pollen. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/… Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone~8