Tony, Do you grow and bloom both squamigera and other ‘spring growers along side the milder winter growing species? You might be in that ‘Goldilocks Zone’ for Lycoris. Best Jim W. On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:53 PM, Tony Avent <Tony@plantdelights.com> wrote: > I'll add a few comments to Jim's. For us, Lycoris x squamigera will not flower if our winter temperatures don't drop below 15F. This is interesting since both parents, L. chinensis and L. sprengeri flower fine with far less winter chill than the hybrid L. x squamigera...go figure. > > Tony Avent James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949