Lycoris 2009-2010

[Alberto]

The genus Lycoris is quite uncommon in cultivation, maybe as the species do not flower regularly. Here a few bloomings of these days.
Alberto
Lycois radiata
Lycoris aurea
Lycoris albiflora

[Alessandro.marinello]

Alberto
Nice flowers
Interesting Is the diversity of color in the flowers of this genus
Alessandro

[Boyed]

Could anybody please identify this lycoris species?
I don't feel comfortable with not knowing what I am growing. Will be very pleased to know its name.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Zhirair,
I can't be sure but it looks a bit like Lycoris squamigera, but it may be one of the other hybrids.
How tall does it grow and what does the foliage look like? Does it set seed? (L. squamigera is supposed to be a triploid clone or hybrid)
cheers
fermi

[Boyed]

Hello Fermi,

Thanks very much for comments and help.

This lycoris grows approximately up to 60 cm tall. Its foliage is bold and looks like those of trumpet daffodil cultivars, but longer. It blooms in August without leaves. Semi-hardy, can be grown also outside, provided the bulbs are palnted quite deeper (not less than 40 cm deep in a sunny spot). I don't know about the seeds, as I removed all seed-pods to stimulate bulb growth. I always do it with 90% of my bulbous plants.

[fermi de Sousa]

Previously I'd posted pics of Lycoris incarnata (which flowered last month) to another thread




The second lycoris to flower this year is L. sprengeri, with its amazing coloration of pink and blue,






cheers
fermi

Don't forget to click the pix to enlarge them!

[Alberto]

Fermi, wonderful bloomings!

Alberto

[Paul T]

Wonderful, Fermi.  I've not flowered either of them myself, but I think I have both of them.  I noted today that L. elsae is sending up a scape for me for the first time ever here, so that is a tad exciting!! 

[fermi de Sousa]

This lycoris flower is lovely but sadly short-lived! But here's the same spike a few days later when more florets were open.


Paul,
I like the name they used to sell L. elsae last year at one of the big sales "The Champagne Lycoris" - I nearly bought it again thinking it was something new!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

I've also posted some pics to the "March 2010 in the Southern Hemisphere" Thread of these lycoris,
Lycoris elsae




Lycoris radiata, this maybe be a dwarf clone/variety




And there are buds about to open on L. aurea!
cheers
fermi