With the recent change from long hot summer, to variable wet, and about average temperatures, they appeared here 2 days ago. SE facing against a low wall. Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8, maybe. > >The Amaryllis belladonna bulbs in my garden must have been listening in on the PBS conversation about the species, because they’ve put up shoots this week. Yes, we’ve had a warm summer, and they tend to flower earlier when this happens. I’ve had first shoots in late September to early October, so it’s a treat to see them so soon. Nhu said that he’s waiting for less weird weather to resume tracking dates of appearance of shoots and flowers. > >Kathleen >PNW coast, zone 8 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/