Lycoris squamigera in warm climates

Tony Avent Tony@plantdelights.com
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:48:02 PDT
Nathan:

We don't add any winter mulch.

Tony Avent
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Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
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-----Original Message-----
From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Lange
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:59 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Lycoris squamigera in warm climates


At 05:26 AM 7/31/2014, you wrote:

>...very interesting that it flowers well in your climate.  Are you 
>seeing them flowering better with shallow planting?

Tony,

I apologize for being unclear. I have not yet grown Lycoris x squamigera in California, nor have I ever seen them growing anywhere in California. I was trying to list/propose the very few limited options available for managing winter temperatures when one needs more vernalization than is naturally available.

Very helpful to know that you have seen no effect of planting depth on flowering of your Lycoris x sqamigera. Do you mulch the bulbs in winter or keep the ground completely exposed?

Nathan






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