Does Lycoris sanguinea vary a lot in size? Years ago when I grew Lycoris sanguinea, it was the smallest Lycoris I had ever seen. Nor were the plants very big or robust - but they did set viable seed. The blooms were small and dull orange. In mid-July I saw plants blooming in a friend's garden: these were much larger, comparable to large forms of Lycoris radiata, although the flowers had a different shape. For those of you wondering about the hardiness of this species, there are century-old records of it being grown successfully in New England, USA. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where there is a good seed set on some of the Arum italicum. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/