Lycoris squamigera; was Deception in the catalogs
Jim McKenney (Fri, 13 Aug 2004 21:05:02 PDT)

At 10:45 PM 8/13/2004 -0400, Eugene wrote:

the >dried out, rootless Lycoris [squamigera] bulbs they send out will take
five >years to recover and bloom, if they ever come up at all.

Eugene, do I hear the voice of experience speaking here?

Here's something for you to keep in mind with respect to Lycoris
squamigera: as Lycoris go, it's cold adapted. It has the reputation of
growing and blooming much more freely in the north than in the south. It's
not a good choice for the coastal deep south. Inland and at some elevation
it might perform differently.

Augusta is Gardenia country, right?

Jim McKenney
jimmckenney@starpower.net
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Gardenia Klein's [or
is it Kleim's ?] Hardy might just be hardy.