>My Lycoris chinensis,.....seems awfully early for a Lycoris to >bloom. What is the earliest that any Lycoris species normally blooms? Dear Lee, I agree, but in your climate this may be the norm. Here in Kansas City they don't bloom until August or so along with L. squamigera and L. longituba. It seems clear that they can delay their bloom based on lack of rain fall/ soil moisture. We are currently experience a severe drought here and extremely high temps (103-105 expected today) so I expect a late bloom unless things change drastically which is NOT forecast. I'd have to compare bloom time for others in mild climates to compare. Diana seems to have similar experience. And generally Lycoris do not do well in pots and bloom poorly in my experience. Congrats though on the bloom. A nice bloom for mid-late summer when some bulb flowers are in short supply. Best Jim W. -- 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 +