Jim in Kansas City: Have your Lycoris started to bloom yet? The Chicago region has been inundated with rain/storms this summer with a lot of heat and humidity. I am anxiously (impatiently) watching for the first Lycoris spikes. Discussions in previous years had suggested the sometime sporadic flower spike production was linked to low soil moisture - which is certainly not an issue this year. Many thanks, Boyce Tankersley Chicago Botanic Garden USDA zone 5 Illinois, USA