I didn't mean to discourage you, Calin! L. monadelphum turned out to be the easiest to
germinate of all!
And they all did well for 2-3 months. Then the vermiculite they were in seemed to be getting too dry and I gave them some water, and that's when some began to rot. I think from seed, L. monadelphum and L. martagon are the easiest of all the hypogeal germinating seed that I have worked with.
What confuses me is the aftercare once planted in a pot and after the first seed bulb production. As I mentioned, the first time when I didn't know much about lilies it grew well all the time. Unfortunately, I didn't keep very good records back then, and I don't think I ever did anything special. Yet, with the second batch, why am I having setbacks? This is what is baffling me. Also reiterating, I think planting the seed directly in a pot is a better way to go, rather than in a baggie.
Germination modes:
L. monadelphum - DH
L. ledebourii - DH
L. pomponium - IE or DE
L. pyrenaicum - DE, germinate low temperature: 60F(15C)
L. jankae - DH or DE?
L. pardalinum - H. germinate low temperature: 50-55F (10-13C). This one is more difficult and requires reading up on it if you don't have natural conditions to suit its needs. A leaf should emerge 1-6 weeks after germination, but sometimes not.
I=immediate
D=delayed
E=epigeal
H=hypogeal
for definitions, see here
http://www.the-genus-lilium.co...
This Lilium website is fairly good, but does have some inaccuracies. However, anything written by Darm Crook is true.
I have tried seed of everything you list, except L. ledebourii. With my limited experience:
--- the most difficult to germinate was L. jankae.
--- the most difficult to keep going once germinated was L. pardalinum because I just don't have the right conditions for it.
--- L. pyrenaicum took 3 years (outside conditions) to emerge with a leaf.
--- L. monadelphum was the easiest to germinate.
--- L. pomponium was easy with one seed source, unsuccessful with a different seed source.
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I am always amazed by how well foreigners, and especially Europeans, speak English. Calin, you have a very good command of the language. Sometimes I have a harder time understanding Anthony with his Australian dialect then I do you!
