My lycoris have all bloomed more than usual (wettest months in many years in Illinois), and are developing seed pods-- showing on all including squamigera x any of the following: aurea v. surgens; sanguinea; self; longituba; radiata; incarnata and reciprocals of each . Since I didn't expect any to "take"-- I didn't label any (Stupid) . WiIl try to keep them separate when I go for germination, later. The observations about extra water in summer being good for the genus is something I can enthusiastically endorse. It's the best bloom I've had and the best fruiting results seen from pollination. Viabilty is, of course, not known yet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:46 PM Subject: [pbs] Lycoris Season continues > Drar Friends, > How about a bulb topic? > > After extended drought and a 1 inch rainfall, the ground is still rock > hard and bloom season has been very slow and slight. >