Tony, Have you had any additional success producing intergeneric crosses with Lycoris species? Nathan At 02:36 PM 9/11/2013, you wrote: >Jim: > >Lycoris aurea is hardy here for us, and has been so for well over a >decade, probably only experiencing a low of 6 degrees F. While I >would agree that it won't go further north, I certainly wouldn't >term the leaves frost-sensitive in our garden experience. Other >forms of L. aurea have been less winter hardy. > >Tony Avent >Plant Delights Nursery @ >Juniper Level Botanic Gardens >9241 Sauls Road >Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA >Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F >Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F >USDA Hardiness Zone 7b >email tony@plantdelights.com >website http://www.plantdelights.com/ >phone 919 772-4794 >fax 919 772-4752 >"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at >least three times" - Avent > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org >[mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick >Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 2:09 PM >To: Pacific Bulb Society >Subject: [pbs] 3 Yellow Lyroris > >Dear Jim McK and all, > > The Yellow flowering Lycoris tend to be very mixed up in > commerce. I think this is because less than fully knowledgeable > growers and gardeners tend to call every yellow Lycoris "L. aurea" > as it is an 'obvious' name. > > >Here's a clue to the more common yellow Lycoris > > L. chinensis Leaves produced in Spring. Plants are fully > hardy to Zone 5 maybe colder. Stamens barely exceed petals. Easy > and increasingly common. > > L. aurea. Leaves produced in fall, but the largest by far > of all Lycoris species to 3 ft long and 1 inch wide. Very succulent > and totally frost sensitive. May succeed in Zone 7/8 with > protection Stamens far exceed petals. > > L. traubii As for L. aurea, but much small in all parts and > equally frost sensitive. Leaves and flowers produced a month or > more later than those of L. aurea. > > These characters should define each of these 3 yellow species. > > L aurea is best grown in very mild, frost-free climates, > but is not easy. L. traubii is less common than either of the other two. > > Other yellow species are L. caldwellii, L. longituba var. > flava, L. anhuiensis and L. straminea only vaguely-kind of > straw/tan/pale yellow. > > Hope this helps. Jim W. > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/