Tony I have not seen Z. atamasco hybrids- although I would love to see more however here in SW Georgia I have in the past seen sporadic fall blooms some years among the natives. Not necessarily in the larger stands of Z. atamasco, more a happy surprise one or two on the side of a road where least expected. This year has been so painfully dry that I would be shocked to see any- blooms have been low on even my most dependable summer bulbs. Erin Grace, just south of Thomasville, Georgia Where the lawn is crunchy, the creek is dry, the pond half empty, and no rain in sight with temps in the high 90's tomorrow On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Tony Avent <tony@plantdelights.com> wrote: > Bulb Folks: > > > > We had some nice surprises today.more lycoris buds emerging, (L. 'Hill > Beyond Hill'), another xHippeastrelia 'Durga Pradhan' seedling, and the > strangest, a bloom on a clump of Zephyranthes atamasco. As any good > breeder > would do, we had our way with it this morning. This prompts the > question.are there any zeph hybrids with Z. atamasco and the summer > flowering species? > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >