[pbs] Lycoris cultivation
johngrimshaw at tiscali.co.uk
johngrimshaw at tiscali.co.uk
Fri Aug 6 01:58:59 EDT 2004
The general experience is that Lycoris do not prosper anywhere in the UK, as
it is simply not hot enough in summer. The only report of success I've heard
is of someone growing them in a very hot polytunnel in the southeast.
John Grimshaw
Dr John M. Grimshaw
Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens
Sycamore Cottage
Colesbourne
Nr Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL53 9NP
Website: www.colesbournegardens.org.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick at kc.rr.com>
Subject: [pbs] Lycoris cultivation
> >hi all
> >
> >I have had Lycoris for a few years now and have never seen a flower. Any
> >ideas? Should I lift them and move them?
> >
>
> Dear Mark;
> Lycoris grow in China in damp shady spots or the edges of woodlands.
> In cultivation they seem to do best where they get warm
> summers, not necessarily for a dry baking, just warm to ripen bulbs
> and produce produce flower stems. You may just not have the heat
> needed to induce blooming. Maybe you could try them in your warmest
> spot. They do tolerate a lot of sun.
>
> Best Jim W.
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