Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Seedy Subjects! => Seeds Wanted => Topic started by: MelH on October 12, 2018, 06:15:06 AM
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Hello, I'm new to the forum and am hoping that someone out there may be able to help me obtain some seeds of Lilium sherriffiae.
I am a fairly experienced lily grower with over eighty taxa in my collection and my climate is a cool and moist one similar to Scotland, though a little milder, so I think it might do well here. My plant collection also includes some interesting Arisaema and Polygonatum species so hopefully I might have something of interest to offer in return.
Here's hoping!
MelH
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Hi Mel,
It would be great if you got a positive response to this request but I fear that is unlikely.
As far as I am aware L. sherriffiae is no longer in cultivation. There is mention of it in a 2010 SRGC-supported expedition to Bhutan here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Jul241406233461IRG55.pdf (http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Jul241406233461IRG55.pdf)
Superficially it would seem to resemble some of the other Sino-himalayan lilies that are now slowly becoming available. The pink-flowered form mentioned in the article above is not dissimilar to some smaller forms of L. bakerianum rubrum whilst L. georgei/saccatum and some forms of L. souliei resemble the other image of L. sherriffiae in the trip report.
What Sino-himalayan lily species are you currently growing?
Some of the recently available (from seed) Chinese lilies should prove a good ‘proxy’ for L. sherriffiae but are probably just as difficult to grow.
Best,
Steve