>I have had a completely mysterious Lycoris bloom for me. Can anyone >identify it? Dear Lee and all; Nice flower, but not a Lycoris. I can only guess some other bulb escaped notice in the same pot or maybe label mix up. BUT and I must admit multiple ignorance here - Last year I think you and I and at least one or two others ordered 'Mixed Phycella' from Dutch Bulbs . The bulbs were delayed and not Phycella. I forget what they were then, but Alberto on this list suggested they might be Chilean Rhodophiala. Well of course I can't recall exactly what happened to them, but this year a pot full of bulbs bloomed (all without a label of course). When I went to the PBS wiki on Rhodophiala to look for your 'Mystery Lycoris' I found a picture of R. araucana ( http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…) that looked a lot like my no-label bulbs that might be last year's "Phycella-NOT" Confused yet? Summary Your picture is not a Lycoris. Might be a Rhodophiala, but I don't have a clue. Could last year's Mystery NOT-Phycella from Dutch Bulbs be R. araucana? I didn't find a Rhodophiala that looked like your mystery bulb, but agree with Kelly it is not a Lycoris. Anyone else have a guess? Best Jim W. -- 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 +
