Lycoris
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Lycoris
- From: J* S*
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 07:24:07 -0500
Jim Waddick has said that Lycoris in China are woodland species, hence the
winter or spring foliage which disappears in summer.
So here is a genus with potential for the shade garden which I suspect very
few gardeners have used this way. Waddick privately imports bulbs from
China each year, and for two seasons here I have been growing bulbs from
him of Lycoris chinensis (yellow), L. longituba (near white), and L.
sprengeri (rose with blue flashing) -- but I have them planted in full sun!
Each has bloomed, but so far the blooms are sparse, with ony a few of the
bulbs sending up a scape. I hope that as time passes and the bulbs become
established, they will bloom more regularly.
Has anyone tried any Lycoris in a shade garden?
Jim S.
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Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd.
P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://a1.com/daylily/
Westfield, IN 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925
