Hi pashta, I live in Central West Virginia... our weather warmed up pretty early here this year, so I think that's why my lilies are taking off so well. I'm still waiting on the other two to send up buds though, but when they do I'll be sure to post pictures. Thanks for your kind comment by the way and I look forward to seeing pictures of your blooms. Kathie

Oooh, yeah we did have some cold nights. I have plenty of places to sink them into the ground. Can I also transplant them straight into the ground this fall? There's a bed that I'm redoing and thinking of doing a lot of lilies in, this one could be the first resident.

Mine bloom on & off through the year. Usually after a lot of rain. The ones in full sun and the ones in full shade bloom about the same, the ones in full sun are taller and fuller and reproduce faster than the ones in full shade. I rarely fertilize anything and this is one of those plants you see blooming at abandoned homesites. They will sometimes not bloom for several years after being moved. Kind of like crinums. I've had them bloom right after moving them and then not again for a couple of years. Others bloom no matter what. I had some, along with some crinums waiting to be planted, it rained and they all bloomed. I have some that were rescued off the beach after a storm a few years ago, they were being tossed around in the surf, some that were rescued from the street where someone dug them up and threw them out!, empty lots provided others, some came when the trailer park was closed. They are very tough plants and require little if any care. Though they are a favorite food for snails. Lycoris/red spider lilies are also called hurricane lilies as they bloom during hurricane season. Ours are blooming now-just the yellow ones, no signs of red ones yet around the island. Ignore them all!! Tally Ho!

My experience is that if you got foliage first, you won't get flowers this year. And when I've dug mine up to share, it took a year or two to get flowers. Also, there is no rhyme or reason as to why they bloom some years and not others although once they start, you'll get blooms almost every year. The best thing to do is just ignore them and let them surprise you next year. Most of mine bloomed, but not all of them. I know your frustration. I look forward to seeing them every year and when I only get foliage, I get really bummed.