Vlad, The only Lycoris "type" you cannot grow in the ground in 7b would be L. aurea and L. traubii, or some variety derived from these, maybe. I'm pretty sure all others would do just fine. As your bulb splits, consider putting half of them in the open ground as an experiment. -- Mr. Kelly M. Irvin 10850 Hodge Ln Gravette, AR 72736 USA Home Phone: 479-787-9958 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6a/b Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.m.irvin On 9/23/20 6:29 AM, Vlad Volosciuc via pbs 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, > Â > Vlad Hempel > +4915777291232https://http://www.linkedin.com/in/vhempel/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…