Hi Vlad, Some, the first ones I got, are in full sun. Later, on advice from Jim, I planted others in about half sun. Some, such as L. chinensis, will bloom pretty much anywhere but seem to prefer higher light. In contrast, L. longituba does best for me beneath a big maple (high shade with afternoon sun) and has formed a large colony there. Steve On 9/26/2020 6:13 AM, Vlad Volosciuc wrote: > :) Thank you Steve! > Fo you grow yours in full sun too? > > > > Sent from my iPhone XS > >> On 26. Sep 2020, at 12:30, Steve Marak via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Vlad, >> >> I'll add my voice to the chorus. When I first began growing Lycoris here, we were considered USDA zone 6, and we saw temperatures below 0 F (-18 C) every winter, and occasionally overnight lows around -20 F (-28 C). L. chinensis, longituba, sprengeri, radiata, x squamigera, sanguinea, and a few others have been in the ground here for decades, and don't need - or get - any winter protection, not even mulch. >> >> Steve >> >>> On 9/23/2020 7:12 AM, Nicholas Plummer via pbs wrote: >>> Hi Vlad, >>> >>> I grow Lycoris in the ground in Zone 7/8. The only species that isn’t hardy is L. aurea, but L. aurea hybrids like L x albiflora are fine. >>> >>> Some of the spring foliage types are a little iffy—I think the winter is too warm—but L radiata and most of its hybrids are among my most reliable bulbs. >>> >>> Nick (North Carolina) >>> https://sweetgumandpines.wordpress.com/ >>> >>>>> On Sep 23, 2020, at 7:31 AM, Vlad Volosciuc via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>>> Hello Jim, >>>> I completely agree that most bulbs will do better in open ground. As a test, I will treat these as I did in their 1st growing cycle and will not repot them. We shall see what happens next fall. >>>> I wish it were possible for me to grow Lycoris in the open ground, but officially I am in zone 7b. My friend from Japan, the one who exchanged these bulbs with me, told me that they can withstand down to -5 C degrees. >>>> Does anyone from zone 7 or 8 grow Lycoris successfully in open ground? If yes, to a wall/ with some protection in winter or not? >>>> Cheers, >>>> Vlad Hempel >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…