>Some more Lycoris are blooming now. L. sprengeri is now in full bloom, Dear Friends, Like Jim S, my Lycoris are going strong again. Still have L. squamigera, longituba, chinensis and sprengeri. L. anhuiensis got blown over in the same storm that knocked me off line all weekend. DARN!! Various hybrids abound, too. New this week are L. incarnata and a strange pale orange/tangerine beauty pictured at http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… This is so unlike anything else I grow. And the first shoots are showing of L. caldwellii, the last of the spring foliage types. IF any of the fall foliage species manage to bloom I expect L radiata in a week or two, maybe others. Generally these do not do very well here. Noticed a few blooms in a pot of Habreanthus martinezii from an older PBS Bulb offer, I think. Pale pink and like a mini Lycoris. We've had enough rain this week to bring flowers to pots of Zephyranthes candida, citrina and a couple others. None of the rain lilies are hardy here. And a few late Crinum linger on. Their gigantic 6 foot plus long foliage is a wonder of the temperate garden. Wow. Off topic: last night brought the first flower of the huge night blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus). Over 10 in across, pure white and about as exotic as any flower gets. Dazzling and worth staying up late to see in all its glory. See what next week brings - more excitement. Best Jim -- 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 +