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Title: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on March 12, 2010, 12:05:50 AM

Hello,to everyone out there from Tasmania, Australia.
This is my first time using the forum so I hope that I am doing it right.
I have been trying for quite a long time now to buy some seed of lilium primulinum and lilium primulinum burmanicum.
I have tried the R.H.S.,and a few web sites that I found but so far no luck.
If anyone has some to sell or knows where I may be able to purchase them I would be forever gratefull
My email address is bartush@iprimus.com.au best regards John Bartush.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Maggi Young on March 12, 2010, 12:21:39 AM

Hello John, welcome to the Forum.
This commercial seed house carries that seed I think:
http://www.seeds-by-size.com/Lily%20%28lilium%29%20seeds.html

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on March 12, 2010, 08:34:35 AM

Hello Margeret,
Thanks very mutch for the information,I have ordered the seed.
Once again a great big thank you,from the tasmanian taffy.  :) :) :)

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Otto Fauser on March 17, 2010, 03:28:09 AM

Hello John ,
  I'm happy to send you a few seedling bulbs -seed from my own bulbs - of Lilium primulinum ssp. primulinum . so that will save you 2 years . They are ready to send now ,
 so please let me have your address .
 
              Otto.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on March 18, 2010, 02:58:13 AM

Hello Otto,
That would be fantastic,I tried the website that Margaret suggested but they have sold out for this year.
I will email you my postal address details.Best regards,John.

Title: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on April 16, 2010, 04:52:16 AM

Hello to gardeners everywhere,
Does anybody know of any on line (web sites) that sell lilium seed  preferably species lilium.
I can import seed here but not bulbs.any suggestions would be appreciated.
Best wishes to all from Tasmanian Taffy.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: rob krejzl on April 16, 2010, 06:13:30 AM

John,

Neither Sims (http://www.lilyseeds.com/), nor Francom (http://lilyseed.com/) seem to be offering seed this year, but you should certainly keep an eye on their sites in future. You could try Ray McNamara (http://www.sparrasnest.com/) here in Tassie, but this would be hybrid seed. Joe Halinar (http://www.cascadebulbandseed.com/) offers a few species seed - but not things like primulinum. You could also try NALS (http://www.lilies.org/) - their online list is open to all once the members distribution is over. Finally, you might think of trying the Archibalds (Jim & Jenny Archibald, 'Bryn Collen', Ffostrasol, Llandysul, SA44 5SB, Wales, UK). Although their website is no longer active, their paper lists offer a large range of species seed.

Rob

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: gote on April 16, 2010, 09:15:09 AM

For lily species seeds i recommend joinig the RHS lily group. The seed list is quite good.
Cheers
Göte

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Giles on April 16, 2010, 09:32:26 PM

Also woth trying: Gardens North (1/2 price sale now on); The Lily Garden (Vancouver,USA; not Canada); rareplants.de (The German Seed Company);
Jelitto; Chiltern Seed; Cluny House seed list (for next Autumn, they have L. mackliniae and a few others).

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on April 17, 2010, 11:34:59 AM

Thanks Giles,
I will try the sites that you suggested.
Regards Tasmanian Taffy.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on April 17, 2010, 11:38:14 AM

Thank you Gote,
I am a member of the R.H.S.,but I can not always get the seed that I want from them.
regards Tasmanian Taffy.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on April 17, 2010, 11:52:22 AM

Rob Hello,
Thanks for your help,It's like you say neither lillyseed.com or rainbow have had seed for two years now I think they are both involved with nals now and all their seeds go through nals.I have bought seed from nals before.and I will write off to the Welsh adress that you gave me and see if I can get a list sent to me from them.Marcus Harvey and Rod Barwick from down in Hobart normally have a good selection also.Once again thank you.Regards Tasmanian Taffy.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: gote on April 19, 2010, 03:32:57 PM

Quote from: Tasmanian Taffy on April 17, 2010, 11:38:14 AM

Thank you Gote,
I am a member of the R.H.S.,but I can not always get the seed that I want from them.
regards Tasmanian Taffy.

The RHS lily group has a different seed list than does RHS. Are you aware of that? All seed lists are, of course, to some extent lotteries but my experience is that I get at least some of those I want.
Cheers
Göte
 

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on April 19, 2010, 11:52:32 PM

Hello Gote,
Yes it is the R.H.S.Lily group that I am a member off,and your quite correct, I too get most of the seed that I order,but they have not listed the two that I have been trying hard to get for some time which are, Lilium primulinum and Lilium primulinum Burmanicum.I now have a few seedlings of Primulinum thanks to forum member Otto in Australia,but I would still like to buy some seed of both species.
Best wishes,Tasmanian Taffy.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: rob krejzl on April 20, 2010, 02:55:55 AM

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Lilium primulinum and Lilium primulinum Burmanicum

John,

The Archibalds then.

Title: Re: lilium seed
Post by: Tasmanian Taffy on April 20, 2010, 05:48:28 AM

HELLO ROB,
 AND THANKS AGAIN I AM WRITING TO THE ARCHIBALDS FOR A SEED LIST.