Hi all, We have more Lycoris flowering today, after getting some more rain the past week. A beautiful Lycoris [longituba X rosea] that I have had since June, 2001, has bloomed today for the first time ever. It has large, gorgeous light pink flowers with the form of L. chinensis but no yellow in it. Only one bulb is flowering, but that one bulb has sent up three scapes at once. This would certainly be a terrific plant to propagate. I have one longituba that has perfect longituba form but is a pale lavender color rather than the almost dead white of typical longituba. Another plant, which pprobably has a trace of chinensis in its family tree somewhere, looks like longituba in form but is a light lemon-yellow color. It is definitely another "keeper!" More chinensis, longituba, and sprengeri clumps are now blooming too. Other things are flowering as well. One bulb of Androcymbium melanthoides, grown from seed from Silverhill Seeds, is flowering for the first time. It has either split or is putting up two scapes at once. The seeds were started in February, 2001, in the greenhouse. These were grown and are still growing in a 10 inch bulb pan, which has potting mix only 3 inches deep. The flower is being carried on a stem about 3 inches tall, above the surface. This pot has spent the last couple of winters in a cold frame, so these few surviving seedlings are somewhat cold hardy. Should it be grown in a deeper pot? Is Androcymbium melanthoides a candidate for my rock garden here in central Indiana, USDA cold zone 5? Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) ************************************************* 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