Then I think I have the perfect spot for them, close to some fruit trees, where they get morning sund amd daple shade in late afternoon. I also grow my Dahlias and tomatoes there, with rotation of course. Thank you Steve! On Sun 27. Sep 2020 at 19:14 Steve Marak via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > 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/… > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…