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: >Last year I got some Lycoris seeds from the seed exchange, ....... L. >chinensis did not survive. >..... >Kathleen ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA