Lycoris 2013

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The first for the year - Lycoris incarnata,
L. sprengeri has 2 spikes just appearing, too!
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Lycoris sprengeri now in bloom,
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Both are very nice plants Fermi. The colours of sprengeri are really spectacular.
I hope that one day I will get my seedlings and few bulbs to flower.
Rob

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Rob,
I didn't grow these from seed but even the bulbs took a couple of years to "settle in" before they started to flower. The conditions must contribute to the flowering but sometimes they flower well after really hot summer sometimes after a wet summer - I can't figure what the best conditions are!
This year Lycoris radiata has only 2 spikes [on 2 separate clumps - one in sun and one in shade]
Two pics of a "clump" of Lycoris elsae - just open on the weekend - in full sun;
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Lycoris aurea has now joined in the autumn festivities and L. elsae has been inspired to put up more spikes!
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