| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 12 to 24 inches (30-61cm) |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink Red White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| 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: | 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 Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
| piksihk | On October 2, 2022 | Bloomed Round bed near aster |
| piksihk | On June 21, 2017 | Transplanted about 6 bulbs that was in window box to bed with liliums |
| piksihk | On March 17, 2016 | Transplanted dug up a dozen from under the fig tree in back; transplanted them to HW under master bedroom window; also some in front bed last fall; |
| piksihk | On September 25, 2015 | Bloomed One red thus far |
| piksihk | On October 1, 2014 | Bloomed |
| greene | On September 21, 2015 | Bloomed Blooming this week. |
| greene | On September 21, 2014 | Bloomed The plants multiplied since last year and are now blooming like crazy. |
| Seedfork | On March 25, 2015 | Obtained plant Obtained from Kay, planted on same day. |
| Australis | On December 24, 2022 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Unfortunately died at some point in the last couple of years; noticed it didn't return in 2022. |
| Australis | On May 24, 2017 | Potted up |
| Australis | On May 24, 2017 | Obtained plant Purchased from Australian Bulb Co. |
| Samlav | On March 17, 2018 | Plant emerged Planted bulbs in November and leaves are coming up now. |
| paleohunter | On November 14, 2020 | Transplanted |
| paleohunter | On September 9, 2020 | Bloomed |
| tabbycat | On April 18, 2021 | Maintenance performed Dug all bulbs & did away with that circle because yellow Angel Trumpet died in Feb. freeze. |
| SuperHappyCamper | On April 11, 2022 | Obtained plant Received a gracious amount of these from Garden.org member purpleinopp. |
| DeweyRooter | On November 12, 2022 | Transplanted Planted bulbs in large driveway bed and five in cottage garden. Gave away the rest of the bulbs. |
| DeweyRooter | On October 6, 2022 | Obtained plant Received large number of bulbs from Lori. |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Wow by gardengus | Nov 15, 2014 10:03 AM | 4 |
| Bloomed in May? by purpleinopp | Nov 19, 2016 4:40 PM | 3 |
| May blooms by purpleinopp | May 9, 2023 11:58 AM | 0 |
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