Hi Nick; Interesting that you’ve had trouble with L. aurea I the ground in our area. We have several 15-20 year old clumps that grow beautifully. How many different clones have you tried? They do not grow well in sun, but instead must have a shady site. Tony Avent Proprietor tony@plantdelights.com Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World’s Flora” [cid:///image001.png@01D6919E.62AF3C40] Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and native perennial plants. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Nicholas Plummer via pbs Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:13 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Nicholas Plummer <nickplummer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [pbs] In love with Lycoris 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><mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net%3e> 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<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… ________________________________ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
