Another Lycoris Trick
James Waddick (Sat, 06 Sep 2003 06:48:50 PDT)

Hi Kelly;
My L. caldwellii in bud wasn't quite as pink as the one in
your picture.

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…

but almost. As the buds elongated, they got paler and paler and now a
couple have opened to pale yellow with a faint pink midline. This
midline will fade in time. Although I do have another-a hybrid of
some sort (oops, lost label) that looks very similar, except the pink
line is even stronger and I think it will be more evident when that
one opens too.

The rain is still bringing on late stalks - even L.sprengeri,
while some such as 'Spring of West lake' which had a single stalk
about 2 weeks ago now has another half dozen. Later species are now
just starting and I expect stragglers all of September and into Oct.
One of the BIG advantages to growing a range of Lycoris sp and
hybrids is the long bloom season, normally from mid-August to Mid-Oct
as one after another comes into bloom. I love it!

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