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Feb 18, 2015 10:27 AM CST
Name: Joe
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)
Lilies Region: New York Seed Starter Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Level 1
Ok Pat, now we are getting into a gray area. First, most lilies are not self fertile! That said, if you have two different L. regales that are not the same clone you can pollinate from one to the other and get seed. Here is the tricky part. Certain lilies can form seeds apomictically. That means they naturally form seed from their own genes without pollination. I believe L. Regale can produce apomictic seed at times. So to summarize;
1. I don't think that L. regale is self fertile.
2. If they are not the same clone, you should be able to cross pollinate multiple L. Regales and get seed.
3. If L. Regale is apomictic (maybe someone can clarify) you should not even need to pollinate a bloom to get seed.

All this said, I hope I didn't confuse you and if any of my info is bad, someone please correct me! - Joe

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