Jim: One of the interesting things from the Shi DNA 2011 work is that it shows Lycoris xabiflora very closely allied to Lycoris x caldwellii and not as close as I would have expected to Lycoris x houdyshellii. There are some very interesting results. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent