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I have some great Casablanca lilies that bloomed beautifully this year. My question is, I got some seeds from the dried on-the-plant flowers and I was wondering how to germinate these? I plan on starting them indoors under lights but I really need some advise on the kind of soil I should use and if the seeds will actually germinate? I have them in a plastic bag, but not in the frig yet. I'm sure this is a challenge as I have only grown them from bulbs. Any insight you can give me will be greatly appreciated..... Thanks, Diane
As you may know, the world famous 'Casablanca' is an Oriental Lily. To germinate, you would expose Seeds to 2 or 3 months of warmth and moisture, then a cool season (apx 45 degrees F) for 2 months more. One devoted gardener I contacted (I don't normally grow my Lilies from Seed, but it is not that unusual) told me he plants his seeds in a mixture of Pumice and Peatmoss, keeping the growing medium slightly moist, enclosed in a plastic bag, during these periods.
But you can find a wealth of information on germinating seeds of Lilies at the Yahoo Lilies homepage:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lilium/
And there is also:
http://members.shaw.ca/lilynet/netlil/id52.htm
and
http://www.lilyseed.com/species
and on the North American Lily Society homepage at
http://www.lilies.org
I could go into the entire exercise, but it is so involved, and there are so many variables, I think you will be better off having the subject addressed directly. Please keep me posted. Thanks again for your question.
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| Comment | Thank you for the 411. One of the sites you gave me was very helpful and of course, so were you. I'm storing my seeds in the frig until Feb. and then try to start them inside for outside planting. Thanks for your help. I wasn't sure the seeds were viable as an option to more bulbs! Thanks again for your help! Diane | ||
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