Cryptostephanus blooming now?
James Waddick (Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:55:15 PDT)

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.

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