Feeding Lilies
Rodger Whitlock (Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:41:39 PDT)
On 22 Jun 04 at 22:25, johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
I see that McRae says that [Lilium humboldtii] is (of the West
Coast dryland spp) 'probably the least fastidious and easiest to
manage' but notes that it wants to be very dry through late summer
and autumn. Any comments on this?
One comment: don't confuse "summer dry" with "summer warmth". In
other words, if you have L. humboldtii in a pot, don't necessarily
think it will do better baked in full sun like a species tulip. If
potted, I suspect it would do better dried off in shade or semi-shade
than in sun.
The Pacific Northwest has a reputation as a wet place, but many
parts of it west of the Cascade Mountains have long summer dry
spells. Yet these areas are generally fairly cool in summer.
It's on the east side of the Cascades that one gets semi-desert
conditions with intense heat in summer.
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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island