Frank, Do you plan to rescue these from the vacant lot? You might consider sending some to the BX. Karl Church Dinuba, CA zone 9b On Sep 15, 2014 1:34 PM, "FrankCar" <frankcar1965@comcast.net> wrote: > It is "Spider lily" season once again in north Louisiana and I have been > cruising the old neighborhoods to see if the lycoris is blooming yet. > Nothing much since we need rain, but I did spy this growing in the shade. I > have never seen any other lycoris here except a few of the yellow sorts. > This stood out obviously in a dark corner of a vacant lot, of which we have > many. It must have been planted long ago probably sometime before the 60's, > the houses torn down and the neighborhood in a sad state. > Is it a discrete species or a hybrid? > Obviously I do not know what the foliage looks like, I will go back and > take a look in about a week or so. The stem is about 20in and there are 6 > flowers in the inflorescence, these have recently sprung up and there > another bud just emerging- about 6 stems in the lonely clump. Any ideas as > to species? > http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i471/… > http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i471/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >
