John. That L. dauricum showing up like that was indeed a nice surprise! Every once in a great while, nice things like that happen in the lily world. I got a L. hansonii that came up here the same sort of way. At least that's what I think it is. I spotted it growing in sort of a junky area behind my garden shed where I store old pots and stuff. I love surprises like that! I'll have to send Rick a picture by Tree Mail to see what he says. Rick's our Species expert on lilium.