Lycoris seedlings
J.E. Shields (Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:53:31 PDT)

I've had very poor results trying to grow Lycoris in pots. In the ground
here in central Indiana, Lycoris longituba, L. sprengeri, L. caldwellii,
and L. chinensis survive, bloom, and increase started as mature
bulbs. Hybrids of these with less hardy species also survive in the
ground here.

We routinely see 0°F to -11°F here in winter. The ground always freezes,
anywhere from 4 inches to over 2 ft. deep.

Open pollinated seeds of Lycoris come up as volunteers in the mulch and
duff, but none have reached bloom size yet. You should count on, perhaps,
10 years from seed to first bloom.

Regards,
Jim Shields
in Westfield, Indiana
USA

At 05:07 PM 7/7/2010 -0700, you wrote:

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