Hi everybody, During the two localized floods that we had here in SE PA in April and May, of the small stream 50 ft from the garden where I have my lycoris, many of the bulbs were exposed; some were uprooted from 10 inches down and carried away. (There were small dead fish in my garden!) I am expecting no blooms this year from L. squamigera which seems to be ultra-sensitive to disturbance. Zephyranthes candida that were transplanted by the floods, are blooming among the thyme, peppers, kohlrabi, and beets, as if nothing unusual had happened. Sternbergia lutea that bloomed last autumn, seem to have been buried by the "alluvial deposits" and it will be interesting to see if they survived. Crinum x powelii and 'Carolina Beauty' that are in the ground at the lowest corner of the garden took longer than usual to put up new leaves (they lose everything in winter) and have been sending up almost no scapes. The rest of my crinums which are planted in large pots sunk in the garden have been less floriferous than usual too. Since I keep such good records of my procedures, I can only conclude that it is witchcraft. The woman next door does have a husband who has a mole above his left eyebrow. Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Waddick Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:49 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Midwest Lycoris Dear all; A year ago, on Aug 4 06 I wrote : "The notes about bloom remind me about our brutal hot dry summer. I have three Lycoris in bloom" I could practically repeat the entire message and add to it. Our late extreme freezes killed all the still growing Lycoris foliage well before it was ready to go dormant*. I was wondering if ANY might have the energy to bloom. Although we have had a hot dry summer, it isn't nearly last year's drought. L. squamigera in shade are bloom nicely if unevenly -some stalks done, others just appearing. Of species and cvs are extremely spotty- on here, one there and very few with multiple stems- L.chinensis, L. longituba, some hybrids. I will guess that like last year, when we get a good soaking rain we'll have a much better show. I'll report good news as it appears. Best Jim W. * As a side note, the same went for my single Ungernia bulb, The foliage is even more succulent and it melted in April freezes. I was hoping that it might bloom this year.. waiting. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/