Are Lycoris and Nerines names for the same bulbs? I am confused. I grow the common red Nerine here in Auckland, which flowers faithfully every year, under fruit trees in a bark garden with mostly plenty of water as I do not let the fruit trees dry out. There is another clump which is in the sun most of the day and also flowers faithfully each year, no added water, but then our summer usually are not dry for long. Don't know what variety it is. I got some dwarf ones at some stage but didn't want to keep them and they grow and flower heavily each year at a friend's place who is more likely to drown her plants (water in saucers all the time, oh dear) yet they do so well. Have just acquired a Nerine masonorium alba, so will see how that one goes. Ina Crossley in wet spring weather Auckland, New Zealand