[pbs] Lycoris aurea
Kelly Irvin
bulbmeister at bulbmeister.com
Wed Sep 20 09:31:43 EDT 2006
Joe:
I only have Lycoris aurea var. aurea and L. aurea var. surgens. The
former sets seed. The latter has been sterile to this point. The latter
is very vigorous; larger leaf and taller stalk. The former is finishing
up on bloom and surgens is just now sending up stalks. I protect my
aurea collection with plastic cover and minimal heat to keep
temperatures from getting too much below freezing. I've seen surgens
tolerate temperatures well below 20°F, but there was no significant
frost, either. This occurred in a covered house where the pilot went out
on the heater. The leaves just can't handle the frost, in my opinion.
Unfortunately, in the open environment, sub-freezing weather and frost
seem to go hand-in-hand.
Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
The Bulbmeister
10846 Hodge Ln
Gravette, AR 72736
479-366-4968
USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6b
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Joe Shaw wrote:
> Second, what can you all tell me about Lycoris aurea and seed setting?...
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