On 27 Apr 2013, at 6:33, J. Agoston wrote: > I would like to get info on Lilium martagon, can it whitstand semiarid > conditions? I have a very dry sand soil. Will they survive, or should i try it > on an other type of soil, or maybe in pots? I have a large bed of martagon lilies. They grow in a heavy clay shaded from direct sun, where the soil really never completely dries out even though Victoria has a profound drought every summer. (There are advantages to living in a former swamp.) Given how well they do where I have them, I'd say dry, sandy conditions will not suit them at all. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate