Hey David You have *Lilium formosanum*. It is commonly naturalized through the Florida panhandle. Alani Davis Tallahassee, Florida On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 9:41 PM, David Gray <david.gray1@cox.net> wrote: > My first post - My apologies in advance if I'm violating any of the rules . > . . or making a newbie mistake > > I have collected plants and seeds from an unknown lily I have found growing > in several places along Interstate 10 in NW Florida. > General description: > > White (or white-ish) trumpet-like flowers > Has grown to about 6 feet tall in my yard > Flowers generally open in mid to late August (although a few young plants > in my yard still have buds forming) > Seem to have a single strong stem (the stem of the largest plant in my yard > is about an inch in diameter) > Generally flowers at the very tip of the growing stem. May have 10 or more > flowers on a mature specimen. > I have them growing in rather full sun, but I have found them growing in > areas with a significant tree canopy (although probably got full early > morning sun.) > They produce copious quantities of seed within the seed pod. > Seeds are brown / tan in color with, what I assume to be, a > darker-colored embryo > > The flowers are not spectacular or anything, but I'm always looking for > something else to try growing. > I've done some research on the internet, but can't find anything that looks > to be a match. They appear to be growing wild, i.e. not in yards, gardens, > or near old homesteads - but that really can't be said for certain. > > I'm no expert, but the flowers look very similar to Easter lilies. > > Temperatures here in NW Florida reach below freezing at least several > nights every winter > > Here's a link to some photos (sorry not professional quality): > http://s1065.photobucket.com/user/dmg2235/… > > (I hope the link works properly . . .) > > Thanks for any suggestions on possible identification. > > David Gray > Fort Walton Beach, FL > (Near Pensacola) > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Alani