>Jim, etal: > >Lycoris have started here also in the following order: Dear Tony and all, It seems early for Lycoris to be popping up especially as we have had a dry period, but the first round has started with a grand display - L chinensis and longituba and some hybrids, L. sprengeri and a few named hybrids. We have a storm in the forecast for tomorrow and I hope that should bring out another blast of flowers. For Anita and others who do not enjoy the range of colors in this genus, I urge you to get a few to expand your display. This time of year they are extremely welcome additions to the garden and great as cut flowers to bring in the house. They last a very long time. Crinum are putting on a show this week - 'Super Ellen' has its second spike. They seem short this year - I can actually look down on them -sort of - instead of towering overhead, The first spike is up on 'Rose Parade' and blooming http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… with large wide open bright pink flowers. a beauty. Also a 'scabrum' type without a name. This doesn't bloom every year and the flowers are more pendant than I really like but the so-called milk-and-wine combination is very nice. Also xpowellii continue as typical (pink), alba (white) and 'Cecil Houdyshell' ( a better typical pink). C. americanum as mentioned earlier is still open, too. Again if you live in a colder climate and think you cannot grow these lush tropical looking plants, look again and try some. There only fault is that they do take up some room. 'Super Ellen' can get foliage over 6 feet long and same for C. bulbispermum so they do need room to spread out. Expand your growing horizons. Best Jim W. -- 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 +