Re: [SG] new person bio / Now Arums & Others

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• From: K* C* <k*@TC.UMN.EDU>
• Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 11:04:07 -0600
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At 1:19 AM -0400 5/27/98, Gail Korn wrote:
>At 11:08 AM 5/26/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>>Are any of you northern gardeners growing hardy lycoris (resurrection
>>lily)?  I planted <runs out to check the tag, comes back in with wet feet;
>>there's still dew on the grass in the backyard> "Naked Lady" last June and
>>it didn't really go dormant and it didn't bloom.  It's up now (well, 2 out
>>of 3 bulbs are up, I think one has given up) and I'm hoping for blossoms
>>this year.  Any tips, anyone?
>>
>>Karen. Minneapolis, MN
>>Zone 4a
>>
>>Karen, I grow lycoris squamigeri or naked ladies.  Sometimes it takes more
>than one year to get established enough to bloom. I don't have any tips
>because I don't do anything special except to let the leaves which emerge
>in spring to go dormant naturally. I do have mine in full sun, though I'm
>told they will do quite well in part shade.
>Gail Korn, Wayne, NE , Zone 4B


Well, "don't do anything special" is the bedrock of my gardening technique. :-)

How long have you had yours in the ground, and are they spreading?  How
tall do they bloom?

Karen. [who found a plant sale yesterday, and only went a little nuts]
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Zone 4a
Minneapolis, MN

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