That is a nice page on Lycoris radiata. L. radiata radiata, the triploid form common in cultivation, is more or less hardy up here in Indiana. I have two little clumps of it that have been coming up for several years in a row, and one of them blooms each September as well. The diploid form, Lycoris radiata pumila, is not hardy here, as far as I can tell from trying it a couple of times. A couple hybrids of L. radiata pumila with one of the hardier species have survived here, but I don't recall any of them ever blooming. Their tendency to produce their leaves in autumn and to try to grow through the winter works against them. D.A. Cooke's page on the genus Lycoris at: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~davcooke/… is very well done. All the species are listed there. Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) At 02:52 PM 2/13/2004 +0100, you wrote: >http://imaginatorium.org/sano/higanb.htm > >on the above page I found some interesting photos and documentation on >Lycoris radiata. Worth a visit. > >Jamie V. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA