Another Lycoris question
J.E. Shields (Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:13:42 PDT)

Anita and all,

I've never grown Lycoris from seed, but I've had a few volunteer seedlings
appear in plantings of L. chinensis and L. longituba. I'm sure there will
be some open pollinated seeds this year, if it is like most years, on my
chinensis and/or longituba. I'd be happy to send you some. Send me your
address (off list to jim@shieldsgardens.com) if you want some.

Plant the Lycoris seeds outdoors in the ground immediately -- these are
quite hardy here in central Indiana -- in open shade. Be prepared to wait
5 to 10 years for blooms, according to what I've read.

Best regards,
Jim Shields

At 10:25 PM 8/14/2009 -0700, you wrote:

Somewhere in the Lycoris literature, someone mentioned that cutting the L.
squam. bloom stalks and hanging them up (rarely) induced seed formation.
How long after the flower petals fade away is this done?

Yes, I do understand that L. squam. is a sterile triploid (I've had college
level Genetics), BUT I'm curious to see what happens--if anything.
And if seed is by some miracle produced, what then? Grow them in agar via
sterile tissue culture?
[Hey, winter will be here before you know it, and I'm a housewife who has
plenty of time on her hands during winter.]

Thanks,
Anita Clyburn
Terre Haute. Indiana
Zone 5B and the clay soil is rapidly becoming hard as bricks around here.

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