Lycoris cultivation
johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk (Thu, 05 Aug 2004 22:58:59 PDT)

The general experience is that Lycoris do not prosper anywhere in the UK, as
it is simply not hot enough in summer. The only report of success I've heard
is of someone growing them in a very hot polytunnel in the southeast.

John Grimshaw

Dr John M. Grimshaw
Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens

Sycamore Cottage
Colesbourne
Nr Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL53 9NP

Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
Subject: [pbs] Lycoris cultivation

hi all

I have had Lycoris for a few years now and have never seen a flower. Any
ideas? Should I lift them and move them?

Dear Mark;
Lycoris grow in China in damp shady spots or the edges of woodlands.
In cultivation they seem to do best where they get warm
summers, not necessarily for a dry baking, just warm to ripen bulbs
and produce produce flower stems. You may just not have the heat
needed to induce blooming. Maybe you could try them in your warmest
spot. They do tolerate a lot of sun.

Best Jim W.