When garden daffodils become dormant at the end of the growing season, not only does the foliage die down but the roots die leaving a dormant, rootless bulb. Does Lycoris radiata do the same thing? That is, do the bulbs go through the summer rootless, or do they retain functioning roots even when there is no active foliage? Although I've grown this plant off and on for nearly a half century - from back in the days when they were sold in dime stores as Nerine sarniensis - for the life of me I don't know what happens with them during the summer. And what happens with other Lycoris species? There are some Lycoris growing in this garden which have been out there for decades without blooming. The foliage suggests that of L. radiata. Later today, if things dry out, I'm going to move them to a sunny spot. No doubt they are actively rooting now (the foliage is up six or eight inches). Next year, if I'm still here, I'll let you know what happened. BTW, my spell checker automatically corrects radiata to radiate; I think I've changed them all back to radiata; if I missed one, sorry. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where I'll be digging for my own buried treasure this afternoon. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ <http://www.jimmckenney.com/> Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/Bulletins/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ <http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/>