Colchicum -Lycoris round 2 - Big Dig
James Waddick (Sun, 22 Aug 2004 13:21:42 PDT)

Dear Guys;
Colchicum: We are behind some, but way also behind on rain.
Then this week after nearly an inch of rain my 'Beaconsfield' is up
and will open in a couple of days. Another with the name 'Zephyr'
looks to follow soon.

Lycoris: The rain also brought on two more Lycoris shows; L.
caldwellii in pale yellow. The buds have a pinkish tan color, but
open pastel. Dark buds on L. incarnata open to white with dark pink
mid-lines that fade to pink. Very attractive and good growers.

Other hybrids and late sprengeri continue in the dawn/dusk
shades of white, pinks, various yellow to near orange. Blues in
sprengeri are also striking.
More stalks appear each day.

Big Dig I have spent the last week-with much help digging
Crinum x powellii. As I alluded to earlier, it is a job. Clumps weigh
up o 200 lbs. So far I have cut most foliage and trimmed roots on
over 100 lbs of bulbs after cleaning. The biggest single bulb is over
8 lbs! Gasp. More later, must rest.

Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Ph. 816-746-1949
E-fax 419-781-8594

Zone 5 Record low -23F
Summer 100F +