I grow my Cryptostephanus vansonii in the Clivia greenhouse. The vansonii seem to bloom at odd times throughout the year, but probably mainly in winter. Maybe I should start keeping track of when they bloom? Jim Shields in central Indiana, USA At 05:55 PM 9/3/2009 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Friends, > I was surprised to see a tiny pale flower in a shady area and >traced it back to a plant of Cryptostephanus vansonii. This is the >'pink' form although in the current warm weather I doubt it will show >much pink color. > > This hasn't bloomed for me all that often and I seem to >recall it blooming in spring, not late summer. I checked out the wiki > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > and see that Lee Poulsen blooms his in Oct. so maybe this >isn't so far off. > > What is the usual bloom time in northern gardens? Any other reports? > > Thanks Jim W. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA