Dear Robert; The majority of the 'facts' shown on the NC Fact Sheet are either totally wrong or useless. Discard this URL. Although Sam Caldwell was a leader of the study of Lycoris, I don't know that this particular report ever resulted in seedlings. Few of Mr. Caldwell's plants were distributed and many were lost after his death. His suggestion that L. chinensis is a tetraploid is not true as we now know from study of its Karyotype and L. squamigera is a triploid. Actual hybridization work does not include L. chinensis is the parentage of L. squamigera. As for planting, I repeat - go shallow with the top of the bulb around 1 -2 inches below soil level. Good luck. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +