Ah, yes, Michael, that is correct. The garden source seed is not the most vigorous. Someone offered wild collected seed last year, but I can't put my finger on who it was. Perhaps the supplier in Germany. It its just too valuable of a parent plant in breeding to NOT have, even if it is difficult. Rick On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Gene Mirro <mirrog@yahoo.com> wrote: > Michael, if you have extra seeds of L. chalcedonicum, I would like to get > some from you. Let me know if you are looking for other Lilium species to > trade. > > Rick, I live near Longview, Washington. I am growing some seedlings of L. > chalcedonicum, but no blooming stems yet. I have bloomed several L. > pomponium, so I am hopeful. Years ago, I bloomed chalcedonicum in > Portland, OR. But it only lasted two years. I find that this lily is very > weak. I suspect that the seed from garden sources is highly inbred. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >