I have a L.squamigera and am new to it I have never grown Lycorus before and to find hat it's hardy makes me a little more confident growing it, I also just received some seed and was told they are touchy What would you recommend for a bulb beginner in Melbourne Australia I see it as if I can get a bulb to bloom 1 time I am happy Chappy Shaun iPhone 6 Shaund > On 25 Feb 2017, at 1:17 pm, Makiko Goto-Widerman <makikogotowiderman@me.com> wrote: > > Dell > I did not know Lycoris squamigera is such a hardy plant and they are fragrant. Yes, the flowers are good for cutting. White color is also attractive. > L. Squamigera means Naked Lady? > When they come back from the ground to bloom in late August, I was so happy that hot and dry summer is almost over. Reliable, and easy to grow without any work. > > Makiko, used to be zone 9-10 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 24, 2017, at 3:24 PM, ds429 <ds429@frontier.com> wrote: >> >> Jane, >> >> Lycoris squamigera is hardy to at least -11 in my experience, and I feel sure -20 would work too. It's not fancy, as lycoris go, but it is a treasure. My love for it was made solid when I saw an immense clump of them in bloom on the grave of my 6-great grandfather in Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania. They are very special as cut flowers and they are fragrant, if you get up close. >> >> Dell >> >> Dell Sherk, Salem, WV, USA >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Fri, 2/24/17, Jane Sargent <jane@deskhenge.com> wrote: >> >> Subject: [pbs] Lycoris, tigridia >> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> Date: Friday, February 24, 2017, 5:42 PM >> >> Do I misunderstand, or is there a >> kind of Lycoris that will grow in the >> ground in zone 5? What is the hardiest one? >> >> And I love Norton´s tigridia. >> >> Jane Sargent >> >> Massachusetts, zone 5 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/