Joe: There are some true L. aurea coming from China that are reliably winter hardy, at least here in Zone 7b. True L. aurea is very easy to recognize since the flower scape emerges with a small piece of the leaf on both sides of the scape base. Our plants are just finishing, but they are without doubt one of the most stunning species that we have ever grown. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent Joe Shaw wrote: > Hi Gang, > > First, let me claim credit for often hitting the wrong button, or being in a > hurry, etc. I think I've mailed personal emails to several lists this year. > Also, I apolgize. > > Second, what can you all tell me about Lycoris aurea and seed setting? I > have 3 plants; I think from at least 2 different sources. They all bloom > now or perhaps a week later. > > I've never tried to set seed on them, but wonder if the various clones can > set seed. I recall that L. radiata that grows in this area of Texas is > completely sterile. > > > > Cordially, > > Joe > Conroe, TX > Temperatures below 65 F at nights now, perhaps 2 months of this will entice > the Crinum bulbispermum Jumbos to rebloom. C. x 'Hannibal's Dwarf' was in > bloom last Saturday in Vidor, TX (September 16). > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >