On 7 Oct 08, at 16:06, Leo A. Martin wrote: > In a 99 Ranch Market here in Phoenix I saw lily bulbs sold vacuum-packed > in pairs two years ago. I bought a pair and planted them in a large pot. > (Phoenix is a very bad climate for Lilium, and this way I can move them > around.) They sprouted and grew, with very lacy leaves on the stems. They > persist but aren't happy here. > > I didn't eat any of them. They're Lilium henryi. Mine flower well, but I don't particularly like the wimpy orange of the flowers. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island http://maps.google.ca/maps/…