You said it took a year and a half to germinate and grow (12-13 to 6-15). And that is fast? They are indeed beautiful. Species don't seem to do very well up here. I have been trying to get Iona but for some reason TLG won't send it. It is very similar to your pictures Mike so perhaps she is right. I lost all my big Orienpets this spring. Only the Asiatics and Orientals.
Name: Michael Norberry Arcata, CA Zone 9 or 17 suns (Zone 9a)
Normally it takes between 3 - 5 years for western natives to bloom. The only one that took less was a seedling in my grow box. It's the only one out of 7. I don't know why, it was a surprise to me. (l. Pardalinum)
Everything's coming along quite nicely, Mike! I just love how L. columbianum petals tightly curl in on themselves, resembling a true Turk's cap. The only others I know that do that are two Eurasian species, L. lijiangense and L. callosum.
Showing how flowers senesce (get old) is often quite useful in taxonomy for identification.
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Name: Michael Norberry Arcata, CA Zone 9 or 17 suns (Zone 9a)
Here is my Iona that was purchased from Judith Freeman - The Lily Garden. So far it has bloom every year since I got it. Do you know why she won't send it, is it because she's out of stock?
Name: Michael Norberry Arcata, CA Zone 9 or 17 suns (Zone 9a)
Today I went on a field trip to Kneeland, Calif. (About 15 miles from home) The last few years I collected L. kelloggii seeds and taken photos of the wild native that grows here in Humboldt County. I went to collect pollen for Lisa. I found a very light, I would say almost white L. kelloggii. Here are a few photos. Sorry it was on a hill side so the photos are not close up.
