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