Tony: I just don't think that could be L. aurea, then. Maybe it's L. traubii. I've had it survive down to 13° in a winter house with air movement, but no frost formed in those special conditions. Whether it's frost at 13° or 32°, this will turn the leaves to mush. Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA 479-787-9958 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b On 9/11/13 4:36 PM, Tony Avent wrote: > Jim: > > Lycoris aurea is hardy here for us, and has been so for well over a decade, probably only experiencing a low of 6 degrees F. While I would agree that it won't go further north, I certainly wouldn't term the leaves frost-sensitive in our garden experience. Other forms of L. aurea have been less winter hardy. > > Tony Avent > Plant Delights Nursery @ > Juniper Level Botanic Gardens > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 2:09 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: [pbs] 3 Yellow Lyroris > > Dear Jim McK and all, > > The Yellow flowering Lycoris tend to be very mixed up in commerce. I think this is because less than fully knowledgeable growers and gardeners tend to call every yellow Lycoris "L. aurea" as it is an 'obvious' name. > > > Here's a clue to the more common yellow Lycoris > > L. chinensis Leaves produced in Spring. Plants are fully hardy to Zone 5 maybe colder. Stamens barely exceed petals. Easy and increasingly common. > > L. aurea. Leaves produced in fall, but the largest by far of all Lycoris species to 3 ft long and 1 inch wide. Very succulent and totally frost sensitive. May succeed in Zone 7/8 with protection Stamens far exceed petals. > > L. traubii As for L. aurea, but much small in all parts and equally frost sensitive. Leaves and flowers produced a month or more later than those of L. aurea. > > These characters should define each of these 3 yellow species. > > L aurea is best grown in very mild, frost-free climates, but is not easy. L. traubii is less common than either of the other two. > > Other yellow species are L. caldwellii, L. longituba var. flava, L. anhuiensis and L. straminea only vaguely-kind of straw/tan/pale yellow. > > Hope this helps. Jim W. > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >