Vlad, I'll add my voice to the chorus. When I first began growing Lycoris here, we were considered USDA zone 6, and we saw temperatures below 0 F (-18 C) every winter, and occasionally overnight lows around -20 F (-28 C). L. chinensis, longituba, sprengeri, radiata, x squamigera, sanguinea, and a few others have been in the ground here for decades, and don't need - or get - any winter protection, not even mulch. Steve On 9/23/2020 7:12 AM, Nicholas Plummer via pbs wrote: > Hi Vlad, > > I grow Lycoris in the ground in Zone 7/8. The only species that isn’t hardy is L. aurea, but L. aurea hybrids like L x albiflora are fine. > > Some of the spring foliage types are a little iffy—I think the winter is too warm—but L radiata and most of its hybrids are among my most reliable bulbs. > > Nick (North Carolina) > https://sweetgumandpines.wordpress.com/ > >> On Sep 23, 2020, at 7:31 AM, Vlad Volosciuc via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Hello Jim, >> I completely agree that most bulbs will do better in open ground. As a test, I will treat these as I did in their 1st growing cycle and will not repot them. We shall see what happens next fall. >> I wish it were possible for me to grow Lycoris in the open ground, but officially I am in zone 7b. My friend from Japan, the one who exchanged these bulbs with me, told me that they can withstand down to -5 C degrees. >> Does anyone from zone 7 or 8 grow Lycoris successfully in open ground? If yes, to a wall/ with some protection in winter or not? >> Cheers, >> >> Vlad Hempel > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…