Jim, Steve: Interesting to hear that you have had a less than stellar lycoris seasons. We're experiencing quite the opposite, with tremendous flowering this year. In flower today are L. radiata, L. elsiae (rebloom), and rebloom on two clones of L. x caldwellii. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent