refrigerate hardy Lycoris sprengeri seedling pots?
M. Gastil-Buhl (Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:49:10 PST)

Should I refrigerate pots of L. sprengeri seedlings to simulate the
cold winter they expect?

After reading the 'Garden Lycoris and More' pdf from the pbs wiki
Lycoris page I realize the Lycoris sprengeri I have been anxiously
watching and waiting to re-emerge are not due to leaf out until spring
and expect a cold winter, hardy to zone 5. Here in my mild climate the
6 inch plastic pots have sat on a shelf on the porch without leaves.
They had leaves their first year but not the second year. I did not
give them an artificially cold winter last year. I am guessing perhaps
I should have put the pots into the refrigerator for a couple months.
I may try this now.

These are from PBS BX 297-4, germinated December 2011. By July 2012
they had produced bulblets 2 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. They had leaves
that year from July through at least November. Here is a photo record:
http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/…

Have others grown this species from seed in a mild climate without
artificial cold?

- Gastil
Santa Barbara, CA
approximately usda zone 9b and a colder microclimate than the official
map showing climate of zone 10a.