> Does anyone know if L. radiata needs a bit of winter chill to bloom? The > sure bloom heavily here in zone 9a, but I'm going to send a few to an email > gardening friend in a tropical climate. I doubt they will ever experience anything > below 40-50 F. Lycoris radiata does not require significant winter chill. I know of gardens in Tucson and Yuma where they grow thickly and bloom in mid-to-late fall after the heat breaks. Yuma is USDA zone 10/Sunset zone 13 and received no frost last winter with none so far this winter. Shawn Pollard Yuma, AZ