Roosterlorn said:Rick--how did this work out? Did you get good seed? And have you tried any other crossings using African Lady? 
Not good at all. I did two crosses of African Lady x L. majoense. I recorded them as "very dirty", meaning no protection from contamination at all. I figured if I get
any seed at all, I would be happy. But nothing came of them, not even a tiny empty pod. The next year, African Lady's stem broke in late spring, and I don't even recall seeing African Lady this year (2015). It certainly didn't bloom. Back in the fall of 2013, I dug majoense to scale and I was unpleasantly surprised at the quality of the bulb. When it grew full sun in dry rich clay (before 2011), the bulb was tight, stiff and firm, although it never bloomed as well. In 2013, growing in sand and compost, the bulb was looser, and smaller than when I had planted it. (But it bloomed better.) Sadly, the scales never produced, and it was an ugly fall and winter season that year. The plant never returned. It is the lily I most regret not having any more.
I did send some scales to a friend in Europe. I hope he has had success.
