Hmm...I'm a bit surprised and intrigued about the older comment here saying LIRU will die in in full sun. In the wild, I find them in a ...Read Morerange of conditions from very filtered sun (I wouldn't call it shade exactly), to forest edges, to the middle of logged stands in full sun. Often when I find them in the shade, it's a logging road that was opened within recent years but is growing back, and the lilies look rather poorly as a result of increasing shade. I wonder if there is regional variability in their sun preference. Certainly timberland management could be a selective pressure resulting in the sun tolerant genotypes thriving where I'm finding them. Interesting.
We have a few redwood lilies growing on our property in Cazadero, CA. I have a nice photo of the seed pods. I can upload it, if I can f...Read Moreigure out how. They are getting ripe, but I'm not sure how to help them out.
These are very fragrant. The deer love them, sigh.
Mine survive the summer in arid conditions, and may be a slightly different adaptation from those in the states north of us that do get more rain in the summer. Mine also get some direct sunlight and are doing okay with that, as well.
Like our native rhododendren occidentale, the blossoms are white with a blush of pink. The rhododendren occidentale is also extremely fragrant, where most rhododendrens with which I am familiar, are not.
Lilium Rubescens is native to the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, usually found about 4,000 ft elevation in areas with overhead cover ...Read Moreand filtered sunlight. It is also found in redwood forests along the coast, hence its name. It is NOT self fertilizing; two plants are required to produce fertile seeds. The seeds are hypogeal, that is, they will not germinate until exposure to several weeks where nighttime temperatures dip below 37 degrees Fahrenheit. DIRECT SUNLIGHT WILL KILL THIS LILLY. The normal habitat provides filtered light. Propogated from seed, the first year growth will be a single leaf about one inch long by 1/4 wide. Second year growth will be a single leaf 2-2 1/2 inch by 1 inch. Young plant foliage disappears by late August; mature plants last until autumn. Growth appears around late March/early April. Slugs are VERY attracted to the emerging growth. Clusters of very fragrant flowers begin blooming in May. Flowers are white trumpet aging to pink with red spots. After 9 years my largest specimen is 24 inches tall. Out of 31 seeds produced, after 2 years there were 16 bulbs ranging in size from 1/2 inch to 1/4 inch. I'm propagating Lilium Rubescens near Seattle at an elevation of 300 feet. Filtered light (no direct sun) is the absolute requirement; the established plant can tolerate relatively dry conditions if watered every 2-3 weeks; regular watering is best. Fertilizer does not seem to make much difference to established plants. Plant the bulb so the top of the bulb is 1-1.5x the height of the bulb below the surface. The bulbs will naturally pull themselves to the proper depth.
Hmm...I'm a bit surprised and intrigued about the older comment here saying LIRU will die in in full sun. In the wild, I find them in a ...Read More
We have a few redwood lilies growing on our property in Cazadero, CA. I have a nice photo of the seed pods. I can upload it, if I can f...Read More
Lilium Rubescens is native to the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest, usually found about 4,000 ft elevation in areas with overhead cover ...Read More