A few growers, often represented on eBay, are offering quite a variety of Lycoris. (about 20 sp and cv on offer now: pink, white, "blue", yellow, orange, and red).
In my garden the easy, Lycoris squamigera, has proven semi-recalcitrant; but it will grow well for others, here in Massachusetts, (NE) USA.
I wonder how others are doing with a wider spectrum of these plants? They can be divided between fall and spring foliage varieties, and generally the fall foliage ones likely do not tolerate the cold north.
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Lycoris aurea in our garden
Lycoris aurea in our garden this morning,
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That one certainly brightens
That one certainly brightens up the garden!
This is the first of only two
This is the first of only two stems emerging on Lycoris incarnata this year - last year there were none but it has flowered much better in the past,
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Wow!
Wow!
Lori,
Lori,
Lycoris are "Wow" plants because they can pop up and flower in the space of a day or two - if you haven't been checking each day they can really surprise you.
A few weeks after that original flower-spike, a few more popped up after another rainstorm,
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This red one is grown as
This red one is grown as Lycoris radiata but may be a hybrid,
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The red Lycoris came into
The red Lycoris came into full bloom a few days later
and this morning Lycoris x elsae was looking good but on rather short stems
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This year the first Lycoris
This year the first Lycoris to flower were the Lycoris incarnata again; the first clump (pics 1&2) were about a week earlier than the second,
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This year the stems are at
This year the stems are at the usual length for Lycoris elsae
Lycoris radiata is also in bloom
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The Lycoris elsae are now at
The Lycoris elsae are now at their peak and at their feet the diminutive Acis autumnalis are also in bloom,
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Lycoris sprengeri hadn't
Lycoris sprengeri hadn't flowered for a few years but happily it has decided to put in an appearance
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The first Lycoris this autumn in our garden is Lycoris elsae - sometimes called the Champagne Lycoris!
Lycoris aurea is still in bud,
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