[pbs] LILY POLLINATION
Diana Chapman
rarebulbs at suddenlink.net
Sun Apr 20 13:19:51 EDT 2008
Dear Iain:
Hummingbirds are not that particular about what they feed on, as long as
there is nectar present. In my region, hummingbirds are abundant, as are
various lilies: L. kellogii, L. maritimum, L. occidentale, L. rubescens; L.
pardalinum, L. bolanderi, L. columbianum, L. vollmeri and L. washingtonianum
(not many of these). I have seen hummingbird activity on L. kelloggii and
L. columbianum, but I'd be amazed if they didn't feed on all of them.
Diana
Telos Rare Bulbs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Brodie of Falsyde" <auchgourishbotgard at falsyde.sol.co.uk>
To: <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 2:04 PM
Subject: [pbs] LILY POLLINATION
> Could anyone tell me if they are aware of any non insect pollinators
> amongst Liliaceous genera and species? For example do any of the New World
> Humming birds have any observations of their feeding behavour been
> recorded as visiting e.g. Lilium species?
>
> Sorry to be the thinker of off the wall questions, however the means by
> which, and by whom, Lilies are pollenated is something I am investigating
> for my book on Lilies and their Allies, especially in relation to
> different flower types. Obviously the prime pollinators of Lilies must be
> insects in the main. In the Old World there are no Hummingbirds, nor any
> other avian analogues but while readily admitting I haven't a clue about
> the feeding activities of hummingbirds it occured to me that perhaps there
> might possibly be one or more specialist Hummingbird species which did in
> part feed from Lilies. Any input would be enormously appreciated please.
>
> Iain
>
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