| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Plant Height: | 12 inches foliage, 24 inches bloom |
| Plant Spread: | 12 inches |
| Leaves: | Spring ephemeral |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of Lycoris are poisonous |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Some lycoris produce fertile seed and some do not. Hybrid plants may not produce fertile seed or the seedlings may not resemble the parent. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets Bulbs Other: Plant the neck of bulbs just below ground surface. Plant 3-5 bulbs per sq. ft. in well-drained soil. Bulbs do not like transplanting and can take a year to settle in, so it's good to select a permanent home for them. |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| piksihk | On September 12, 2022 | Bloomed Bed with Mexican flame vine |
| piksihk | On September 23, 2019 | Bloomed Finally! 4 blooms frt of Mexican flame vine since being transplanted to this bed |
| piksihk | On September 25, 2016 | Bloomed |
| piksihk | On September 20, 2015 | Bloomed Planted at HW 9/15; don't remember where I got these from; thought they were the erlicheer daffs |
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