After the first heavy rains, after about two months of hot weather with no a drop of rain, A. belladonna is blooming here too, in the North of Italy, Z8a. Alberto ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Cc : Date : Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:55:40 -0700 Subject : Re: [pbs] Amaryllis belladonna blooming > They're blooming in Davis, too, and have been for about 2 weeks. > Appears as if I'll have another 2 to 3 weeks of bloom...I grow mainly > hybrids > > We're in the Sacramento Valley, about as different climatically from > Mary Sue's near coastal location as one gets in California. In July > we weathered more than 11 days in excess of 100 F (40+ C), topping > out at 113 F. No rain of course, but most have been irrigated along > with other geophytes. > > Roy > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Alberto Grossi Italy ___________________________________________________________________ Prestiti da 15 istituti. Tan dal 5,90% per richieste entro il 31 Agosto. Servizio gratuito. http://click.libero.it/mutuionline1/