Robert: I would plant it now if it were mine. It's very, very hard to kill an L. squamigera bulb, but all Lycoris hate being uprooted and "un-rooted" to enter the traumatic scrubbings and cleansings of the export trade or any dormant sales program. Reason (IMHO)? They just hate to loose their roots. If you put it in the ground now, I would expect it to have more time to develop the beginnings of a root system by February when the foliage begins to form. It might come up later this first time, and it will likely put up half-height foliage the first season. I'm not picking on the bulb trade, by the way, but bulb preparation for dormant sales does not match the ideal Lycoris lifestyle. Since Lycoris can be so durable, it only means a delay in re-establishment. At least the process makes some of them readily available every year. Remember to plant with the neck just below soil level. 2-4" of course mulch wouldn't hurt, either. Mr. Kelly M. Irvin The Bulbmeister 10846 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 479-366-4968 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6b E-mail: mailto:bulbmeister@bulbmeister.com Website: http://www.bulbmeister.com/ Forum: http://www.bulbmeister.com/forum/ rdjenkins wrote: > I just received three nice rootless bulbs. Should I put them in now or wait till sometime in spring? I read from one source that I should wait till after the last frost, which here in my neck of 7b, is generally April 15th. > > TIA. > > Robert. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >