More on medit lilies

Title: More on medit lilies

Thinking more about medit-climate lilies, in the Greek fir/black pine forests of the Peloponnese, in southern Greece, grows Lilium chalcedonicum. It grows to about 2 feet/60 cm tall and has orange-red flowers. These forests definitely have a mediterranean climate, although up there in the mountains it's a little cooler and moister than by the sea.

Also, on the Greece-Bulgaria border, grows the endemic, yellow-flowered Lilium rhodopeum. This area is not really very mediterranean, though, and is much more like central Europe in climate and vegetation (even though it's only about 150 miles from the sea).

On several mountains in northern Greece I've seen Lilium martagon, the turk's-cap lily, which is dark red flowered. Again, though, this is rather borderline mediterranean. This species is scattered all over central and southern Europe too.

At least Lilium chalcedonicum ought to do well in Californian and other medit region gardens, and its a beautiful plant too!

Nick


Nick Turland, in 97-degree, 97% humidity, not-in-the-least-mediterranean St. Louis, MO.


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