Dear Friends, The first wave is about over- this includes Ls. squamigera, chinensis and longituba mainly. These are all winding down as stems are appearing (coincidentally a few days after a 2 inch rain fall) on L. caldwellii, incarnata and an array of hybrids. L. sprengeri overlaps both groups with stalks just coming up in some areas, but done in others. Don't know why but all the bulbs in one area come up at the same time, even though they are all out of synch with bulbs in another area. I have taken a few pix of some of the more interesting hybrids and will post them shortly. And still working on imports from China. I think the Olympics may have narrowed email channels and communications will improve soon. More to come. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +