Lycoris rise again.
James Waddick (Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:49:09 PDT)

Dear Friends,
This seems a bit early for the season to begin here in Kansas
City, but we have had prime climate for Lycoris -not for mere
humans*. We've had weeks of heat - most days over 90 F, then a few
days ago we had over 2 inch of rain.

Yesterday I saw a single stem of a Lycoris chinensis x L.
longituba hybrid up about 1 foot. I checked around and saw no
others, but L. sanguinea is usually the first to actually bloom here
and no growth visible.

I notice that Jay Yourch showed a pic of an opening Lycoris
flower in his GA garden

http://picasaweb.google.com/Jay.Yourch/Garden2010/…

Stay tuned for even more Lycoris news. Let the flowering
begin! Jim W.

* Yesterday the air temp was 96 F and the humidity was also 96%. Fine
for a sauna followed by a dip in a cool Norwegian pool, but not for
shopping at the mall or anywhere outdoors.
--
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 +