I am talking about the ones that grow out west. L. humboldtii, L. bolanderi, L. washingtonianum, etc. Diana > diana, i am in beaufort, sc and grow atamasco lillies which are > native here. they are no problem. > > On 4/7/2015 1:54 PM, Diana Chapman wrote: >> Hi Mike and Jim: >> >> I am no long growing native lilies. They are very difficult, and >> need regular treatment with fungicides, and I lose them frequently, >> so I have pretty much given up on them. I can't even grow the ones >> that are native to my area!! I can get them to germinate, but each >> year fewer and fewer return. I also got more complaints from >> customers about lilies, in the "they died" category. They are just >> very fussy, and need exactly the right growing conditions. >> >> Diana >> Telos >>> Jim wrote: >>> >>>> I am looking for dry summer lilies to use in my oak woodland >>>> landscaping >>> Try Telos Rare Bulbs this summer (they are out of stock at the >>> moment, and >>> besides this isn't bulb shipping season). They may also be able to >>> give you >>> advice on which bulbs might survive in your conditions. >>> >>> The other thing to do is check the Sources list on the wiki. Just go >>> to the >>> Wiki contents page and look for the link to Sources. >>> >>> There used to be some commercial sources for western North America lily >>> seeds, but I'm not aware of any at the moment. >>> >>> I garden in San Jose in an oak woodland, similar to your climate but >>> the >>> summers are not as brutal. Even here I doubt that I could get any >>> native >>> lilies to survive without some supplemental irrigation in summer... >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Mike >>> San Jose, CA (zone 9, min temp 20F) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >