Re: Lycoris
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Lycoris
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:45:43 -0500
Gail,
Thanks very much! I really suspected it would be hardy in 4, but had not a
shred of factual evidence to support me. This is a big help.
Has anyone tried Lycoris and lost it?
I'm growing a variety of Lycoris species which Jim Waddick imports from
China each year. I planted L. chinensis, L. sprengeri, and L. longituba in
July, 1997, and had foliage last spring and at least a few blooms last
fall. I also got a lot of seed set on L. sprengeri. Waddick says he finds
a lot of the Lycoris perfectly hardy in his zone 5/6 garden in Kansas City,
and all sorts of things completely hardy on his zone 6 farm about 100 miles
south of K.C.
I planted L. sanguinea in 1998 and have still seen no foliage growth from
it. I planted L. caldwellii in 1999. I'm going to try L. straminea next.
These things do tend to sulk when disturbed.
Here, the types that grow their foliage in late autumn are hanging on, but
just barely. None of the winter-foliage Lycoris have bloomed here so far.
These include x-haywardii and radiata.
Jim
At 10:27 AM 2/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Jim, I have grown it for years and years in Zone 4.
>
>Gail Korn
>
>At 08:38 AM 2/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>Quick question: does anyone in this group -- in area colder than zone 5 --
>>grow Lycoris squamigera? I am trying to find out how cold-hardy it really
>>is. I have seen it all my life in Indiana zone 5.
>>
>>Jim
>>*************************************************
>>Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd.
>>P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://a1.com/daylily/
>>Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel.
>+1-317-896-3925
>>
>>
>Gail Korn
>Garden Perennials
>Wayne, NE
>g*@bloomnet.com
>
>
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Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd.
P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://a1.com/daylily/
Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925
