Keep the nose just below soil level and figure out a way to make the hole so that the base it is set on is not too soft, else it will "sink" deeper. Active mole areas can also cause Lycoris to "plummet" to their eventual demise. After an initial planting, I recommend a couple inches of coarse mulch. It should not matter the type of Lycoris, but the nose just below is based on a mature sized bulb. A younger bulb should maybe go a little deeper, even though this may seem counter intuitive. On 10/14/20 7:14 PM, Jim McKenney via pbs wrote: > Is there a reliable consensus about the right depth to plant Lycoris bulbs in order to encourage bloom? Should those which produce winter foliage be planted differently than those which produce late winter foliage? Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>