TOW--Bulbs for Pacific Northwest
Louis Mensing (Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:48:17 PST)

Lycoris are a group that haven't been much mentioned. Lycoris
squamigera is an 'old faithful' that I brought from my home garden in
Minnesota back in 1964. It grows and prospers here in Eugene. However,
the other members I have tried have not been successful. Some have
lasted until the next summer but most didn't come back from the first
winter. They included L. chinensis, L haywardii, L. longituba, L.
sprengeri, L. radiata radiata, L. straminea, L. radiata var. pumila, L.
rad. var. pumila X L. sprengeri, L. haywardii X L. chinensis, L
longituba X L rosea, and L. chinensis X L. haywardii. The area where
these were planted is sandy loam with added organic matter. It was well
drained. Also, remember that our winters for the last 4 or 5 have not
gone below 22 degrees F...and then only for a night at a time. I don't
believe they failed because of the cold weather but rather because of
the rain.

Louis Mensing
Eugene, Oregon