Description

Lilium oxypetalum Baker 1874

Taxonomy:
Once more we split both infragenerics, the purple florwering Lilium oxypetalum var. insigne and the yellow flowering Lilium oxypetalum var. oxypetalum (which can be held as the typus-form) in order to keep them plainly apart.

Origin:
North-Western Himalayas, Bashahr, Garwhal, Kumaon, western Nepal, altitude of 2.900 – 4.000 m

in courtesy of Steve Garvie

Propagation:
sowing Lilium oxypetalum var. oxypetalum # 1 RHS ´02.17 (Loxyox1)
failed

sowing Lilium oxypetalum var. oxypetalum # 2 SR ´02.17 (Loxyox2)
failed

sowing Lilium oxypetalum var. oxypetalum # 3 RHS ´02.20 (Loxyox3)
less than 25% germination, seedlings

sowing Lilium oxypetalum var. oxypetalum # 4 Mel ´02.20 (Loxyox4)
source: Melvyn Herbert, Wales
25% germination, seedlings –> tissue-culture (09.20)

sowing Lilium oxypetalum var. oxypetalum # 5 Steve Garvie ´11.21 (Loxyox5)
source: Steve Garvie, Scotland
sowing (02.22)

product-image in courtesy of Steve Garvie