Uli, You've raised some impressively beautiful L. auratum. You are right - they are a tricky species to grow well, but you've succeeded spectacularly. Thanks for sharing. Be well, Mike On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 5:50 AM Johannes-Ulrich Urban via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Dear All, > > This potful of Lilium auratum has started to flower and the scent is > wafting through the garden. A very rich, complex and spicy fragrance. > Last autumn, I bought 10 bulbs from one of the Dutch Bulb Firms, they were > not even expensive. And to me it looks like the true species, please > correct me if I am wrong. > They are potted for two reasons: rodents have devoured many lilies and > other bulbs before……. > And the bulbs are not easy to maintain, they dislike wet and cold > conditions during winter so the pot will be sheltered from our abundant > winter rain. I bought a single bulb the year before which also flowered but > it perished in spring after the shoot came up, I probably watered it too > much. I know it is a tricky plant. > The pot is placed into a bigger ceramic pot, for aesthetic reasons but > also to prevent heating up the pot, even in dappled shade. > I staked the shoots gently as the flowers are so big and heavy that they > leaned over too much. > > Bye for now > > Uli > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image0.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 161031 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image1.jpeg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 134905 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
