Jim: Thanks for sharing your great work with lycoris. We've just updated and added a number of new images to our lycoris gallery as well at http://gallery.plantdelights.com/Lycoris-Surprise-… We welcome any comments or corrections! 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 -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of J.E. Shields Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 2:33 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] What's blooming now ... week of Aug 21st, 2011 Some more Lycoris are blooming now. L. sprengeri is now in full bloom, as are a couple of hybrids. They are pictured at: http://shieldsgardens.com/Blogs/Garden/… (permanent link: http://shieldsgardens.com/Blogs/Garden/… ) I also have bud about ready to open on Haemanthus albiflos, which can be seen at: http://srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php/… and there are buds showing in the greenhouse on Haemanthus namaquensis, barkerae, and pubescens pubescens. Jim S. ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W