Terry, Unfortunately, the sins of folks using English names for plants have caught up with you! "Naked Ladies" when used in the U.S. Midwest usually means Lycoris squamigera, which is quite hardy here. In the Southwestern U.S., it probably refers to Amaryllis belladonna and to various Brunsvigia/Amaryllis hybrids. In the UK, I think it may refer to Colchicum blooms. Amaryllis belladonna just doesn't seem to like our climate here in the Midwest. Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) At 03:37 PM 8/16/2006 -0700, you wrote: >Growing up in rural Illinois, ( zone 5 ). There seemed to be A. >belladonna growing in every old garden. ......... ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA