Lilly seeds and bulbs
Jim McKenney (Fri, 13 May 2005 19:10:01 PDT)

Lee mentioned Lilium philippinense.

Can anyone confirm that this species is in cultivation?

Although I have seen plants labeled Lilium philippinense at lily shows, I'm
pretty sure the plants I've seen are Lilium formosanum, not L.
philippinense.

That there would be confusion is not surprising: Lilium formosanum was long
known as Lilium philippinense formosanum.

Jim McKenney
jimmckenney@starpower.net
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where several dozen seedling
Lilium formosanum are coming along in a cold frame.