In the latest issue of our native plant bulletin the President wrote: "Many of us get a kick out of the appearance of naked ladies, Amaryllis belladonna, and this year the intense pink is pretty powerful. This South African plant should not be allowed to establish in natural areas. It reproduces easily both by offsets and by seeds and has become a weed in Western Australia, which has a climate similar to ours. This year you can see it in places where it clearly was not planted." I thought seeds generally fell close to the plants. Here in northern coastal California people plant Amaryllis belladonna is great numbers and when it increases a lot they dig it up and share it with others. So I am wondering whether it is true that it appears where it was not planted. Does anyone know if birds transport seeds? She is correct that this year's flowering has been impressive. Even in my shady garden more have been in flower than usual. On a sunny hillside above our town a lot have been planted and this year even more are about to be planted in the same location. I've added photos of these plants in the past to the wiki. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… some of the August 2014 photos I am attaching one of my husband's recent photos that gives you an idea of how many there are. One of my friends says looking from a distance you can almost make out a face with a big smile. They obviously don't usually get summer rainfall from about sometime in May until maybe October or November, but temperatures are mild, not hot, and there can be a fair amount of summer fog. Mary Sue -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1-DSC_0578.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 165526 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…