Back to Lycoris squamigera and Hymenocallis occidentalis
J.E. Shields (Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:35:04 PDT)

Hi Adam,

Hymenocallis occidentalis survives and blooms (most years) here in central
Indiana. I have heard that it survives but does not bloom in a few gardens
on the north side of Chicago. However, I have no hard data for any place
north of Westfield, Indiana. So far as I know, wild Hymenocallis
occidentalis is found in Indiana only in the southwestern-most tip of the
State, in a few State Preserves.

As I recall, the usual umbels on Hymenocallis occidentalis here have 4 to
ca. 8 florets in them. So far this year, I do not have any scapes on H.
occidentalis, neither in the ground nor in containers.

I have one clump of Hymenocallis liriosme from the Gulf Coast, in Texas,
that survives in a protected spot outside my greenhouse. It has not
bloomed there so far. It pays to keep trying these plants for their hardiness.

Regards,
Jim Shields
in Westfield, in central Indiana (USA) at 40° N latitude and 86° W longitude

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