Guys, My Papilio is in full bloom right now - only 2 blooms this time around - first time with this guy, so I couldn't say if this is unusual, or if the flowering period was unusual. -----Original Message----- From: AW <awilson@avonia.com> To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wed, Jan 12, 2011 8:44 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] blooming now - weedy Oxalis, Hymenocalis(?) and Hippeastrum x'Papilio' Ken, The oxalis looks like O. purpurea. I don't regard it as weedy here in San Diego. At least, it's nowhere near as bad as some of the other ones we've discussed in past month or so. In fact, I encourage it. The rodents do not seem to dig it up, something I cannot say is true for many other oxalis species. It forms small clumps and looks very pretty among trees. Considering the rains and cool temperatures we've had, the Hymenocallis looks excellent. I find 'Papilio' strange when it comes to its blooming time. Some years it blooms in September, even though it's meant to bloom in March or so. This year mine are starting to make a move but they're probably a month away. They are in part shade at this time of year, which does slow them down a bit. Andrew San Diego Besides the very weedy O.pes-caprae, I have this pretty and somewhat less weedy Oxalis species blooming now, with pink flowers and redish stems: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350165245/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350164769/ What I believe to be Hymenocalis is also blooming now, albeit quite beaten down by recent heavy rains: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350164377/ and finally a Hippeastrum x'Papilio' ... seemingly blooming 2 months early. One scape has collapsed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350777042/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/5350777378/ Ken San Diego, CA USDA zone 10 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/