It is true! The few Lycoris that can be grown here bloom once every few years in zone 9, St. Petersburg, FL. Unfortunately. But those years they bloom I am glad I keep em around. Kevin Preuss ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly Irvin" <bulbmeister@bulbmeister.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Re: pbs Digest, Vol 16, Issue 6 > Joe: > > I have heard it rumored that most of the spring foliage Lycoris have > difficulty blooming in zone 9. I don't know if it is true or not. Of > course, I believe that the zone ranges offered in catalogs are more > related to survivability, hardiness, than bloom consistency. > > Here in zone 6, I have been experiencing about two seasons for recovery > of transplanted Lycoris (from dormant trade stock). >