I have oriental lillies, white ones and stargazer lillies. They are planted in the ground, under a tree that gives them shade about 1/2 the day. The area is amended with compost and is on the same watering system as the rest of the garden, 40 minutes once a week right now, 2 times or 3 times a week in the summer, depending if that wet stuff that I vaguely remember (rain?), falls from the clouds. *grin* They die back when it is late summer, then I cut the dried tops off. In February I dig in a little bulb food around where I know they are (they have tiny green shoots there right now) and wait for them to get going. The smell of 1 stargazer lilly out there is just great on a warm spring night. Susie

I found a Pyrola, which looks like a lily of the valley. Does anyone grow it? Any comments, advice?

Bellarosa, the color of your burnet is beautiful! It’s more raspberry-like than my burgandy bloooms. Looking forward to seeing more of that plant. Perhaps we are all on a burnet hunt now, right? So many nice varieties out there now. My healthiest of the burnett seedlings planted last year has just started to bloom. My blooms definitely are burgandy. I knew the dark rhododendron and spruce/fir behind it would not highlight the blooms, but I don’t have a good space for it yet. The Ogon spirea in front of it is over 4’ tall and not quite as yellow as many due to reduced direct sunlight, but burnet blooms drooping in front of it look nice. I’m really excited about this plant and would love to find other burnets.

It's worth a try, but dont wait too long, or you'll get the whole 'already in production.' The worst that can happen is they say no, which is the same as if you do nothing. I'd try it.