When I started gardening years ago, I was told that these Amaryllis absolutely could not take summer warmer when dormant, at best they wouldn't last loing. . Over the years, I've found that the biggest, most dividing and earliest blooming ones are those in the middle of my regular garden where they get a little summer water. For example, the water ones have been in full bloom for awhile already and the unwatered ones haven't even started to bud yet. I also find that the colored cultivars (different whites, deep reds, etc) tend to bloom later than the standards. Paul (in SF Bay Area) -- Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 1:20 PM, AW <awilson@avonia.com> wrote: > We had rain here over a week ago - a historical record (from 1880 to now) > for the area. A. belladonna is springing up in places. However, the number > of shoots is very low. > > Andrew > San Diego > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >