Nathan: We don't add any winter mulch. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 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 [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Lange Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 10:59 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Lycoris squamigera in warm climates At 05:26 AM 7/31/2014, you wrote: >...very interesting that it flowers well in your climate. Are you >seeing them flowering better with shallow planting? Tony, I apologize for being unclear. I have not yet grown Lycoris x squamigera in California, nor have I ever seen them growing anywhere in California. I was trying to list/propose the very few limited options available for managing winter temperatures when one needs more vernalization than is naturally available. Very helpful to know that you have seen no effect of planting depth on flowering of your Lycoris x sqamigera. Do you mulch the bulbs in winter or keep the ground completely exposed? Nathan