I saw some blooming in one of Harry Hay's polytunnels (just south of London) a year ago, August 2003. (But then again, England was having all-time record heat at that time too.) --Lee Poulsen Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10 On Aug 5, 2004, at 10:58 PM, <johngrimshaw@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > The general experience is that Lycoris do not prosper anywhere in the > UK, as > it is simply not hot enough in summer. The only report of success I've > heard > is of someone growing them in a very hot polytunnel in the southeast. > > John Grimshaw