Description

Lilium humboldtii Duchartre 1870

Origin:
Its native range is California to Mexico (Baja California); grassy and open forests

Taxonomy:
Kews accept two infraspecifics only, Lilium humboldtii subsp. humboldtii as type species and Lilium humboldtii subsp. ocellatum (Kellogg) Thorne.
Var./subsp. bloomerianum is subsumed under the type-species. We, too, don´t see distinct differences to the type-species but keep to the name as we obtained the material.

Propagation:
sowing Lilium humboldtii var. ocellatum # 1 RHS (03.18) (Lhumboc1)
source: Melvyn Herbert, Wales
germinated –> seedlings

product-image Lilium humboldtii subsp. ocellatum in courtesy of Pontus Wallstén