Hi Nathan, I've killed *Lycoris squamigera* in USDA hardiness zone 9 (Orange County, CA)....many times. They grow and flower the first year planted, often return, but not bloom the next. By year 3 they're gone. Cheers, Erick On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Nathan Lange <plantsman@comcast.net> wrote: > > Is anyone successfully growing and flowering Lycoris squamigera in USDA > hardiness zone 9 (average annual extreme minimum temperature of 20F, -7C)? > I have never seen them in flower along the coast or in the interior valleys > of California. The plants are often described by bulb vendors as suitable > for areas as warm as zones 8 or 9 but I suspect the bulbs require too much > vernalization (more than tulips) to flower in areas with warm winters. All > the reported online sightings of this species flowering in California seem > to be misidentified Amaryllis belladonna plants which are somewhat similar > in appearance and flowering time. I was hoping to grow L. squamigera > without refrigeration. > > Nathan > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >