Tiny treasures...

I found something that has made me giddy with excitement, tiny bulbs from L.canadense seeds sown in early spring! Being a novice at lilies from seed, this has fueled my desire to try more.

Looking for a bit of guidance as to how to proceed with these babies. If I understand correctly, they require a cold treatment before foliage will appear. I'm wondering if keeping the pot in the fridg till spring is the best way to go.

This is the best shot I could get of the tiny things.

Thanks,
Neal

Coolness!!! And congratulations!

I'd be interested to know if what looks like brown sheathing in your pic is part of the plants.

I started your seed in winter 2006-07, so this is the second season with leaves for them. The first simulated winter was in the frig, the second outside. It did seem to me that there were less plants the second season than the first, so I deduce that some did die over the winter outside in the protected pot. I suggest you do overwinter in the frig for this first winter. Your warmer clime should be fine outside from then on, I would think.

Good luck, and thanks for the seed!

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And may I offer my own tiny bit of excitement - I received some L.canadense bulbs from a friend, and look what came with: a loose, pearl-like scale, completed with tiny stolon!

Thanks, Lefty! That brown is some of the compost they were sown in, the little things are bright white. So glad the seeds germinated for you! Thanks for the info, just what I needed to know. These babies will definitely stay in the fridg this winter.

Congrats on the scale! A perfect baby there!