Wow! I wish I lived close enough to Kelly Irvin to drive over and see his Lycoris plantings. Kelly, any chance you can post some images of those? Lauw de Jager's post raises a few questions for me. Lauw mentions planting Lycoris squamigera under Phoenix canariensis. I wonder, is there anywhere in the US where both Lycoris squamigera and Phoenix canariensis can be grown successfully outside? I'm pretty sure that here on the east coast of North America, Lycoris squamigera will not thrive even in the northernmost areas where Phoenix canariensis can be grown. Lauw, have you seen thriving Lycoris squamigera in the area where you have planted them? I just checked the wiki and saw lots of Lycoris images which were not there the last time I looked. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where Scadoxus multiflorus has set a bit of seed again. 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/