Hello from a new member in northern California
Seth J. Wingate (Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:42:53 PST)

Hello Roland,

I do have about 150 special selections planted in another area of the
property. However, these have yet to bloom. The A. belladonnas that I
mentioned have been growing and multiplying on a hillside here for at
least 45-50 years. They were planted by the previous owner, and they
are the standard type (although they are a deeper pink color some
years). For example, we had a very rainy winter in 2010 and the bulbs
were a very beautiful rich pink this blooming season (i.e., 2011). I
normally do some careful hand pollination with crinum and nerine pollen,
but this year life was so busy that the bees did all the work.

Best,

Blanca
Point Reyes, California