Lycoris squamigera are not in bloom here at my place yet, but 60 miles due west of here, outside Greencastle, Indiana, I saw a yard full of them in flower yesterday. By the way, swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus, P. troilus, and P. philenor) seemed to be nectaring at them. Here in Westfield, I have a couple laggard Lycoris sanguinea in bloom, and scapes up on a couple L. sprengeri. I'll check more carefully for other Lycoris today. We had about 1 inch of rain yesterday, and the weather cooled down to practically comfortable. Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) At 08:18 PM 8/3/2006 -0400, Jim McKenney wrote: >Lycoris squamigera is blooming here in Maryland, both in a neighbor's garden >and in my garden. There has been little rain recently, yet these are big, >robust stems - and, it seems to me, a bit early. > >The local temperature got up to 101 degrees F today, and it's been at or >near 100 for three days in a row. > >Jim McKenney >Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, lately the torrid zone. ************************************************* 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