[pbs] Feeding Lilies
Rodger Whitlock
totototo at pacificcoast.net
Fri Jun 25 16:41:39 EDT 2004
On 22 Jun 04 at 22:25, johngrimshaw at tiscali.co.uk wrote:
> I see that McRae says that [Lilium humboldtii] is (of the West
> Coast dryland spp) 'probably the least fastidious and easiest to
> manage' but notes that it wants to be very dry through late summer
> and autumn. Any comments on this?
One comment: don't confuse "summer dry" with "summer warmth". In
other words, if you have L. humboldtii in a pot, don't necessarily
think it will do better baked in full sun like a species tulip. If
potted, I suspect it would do better dried off in shade or semi-shade
than in sun.
The Pacific Northwest has a reputation as a wet place, but many
parts of it west of the Cascade Mountains have long summer dry
spells. Yet these areas are generally fairly cool in summer.
It's on the east side of the Cascades that one gets semi-desert
conditions with intense heat in summer.
--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate
on beautiful Vancouver Island
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