Shawn and all, As a second hand report, I don’t give it a lot of credence. Seems like a lot of ‘second handers’ have serious difficulty telling L. squamigera from Amaryllis belladonna. I know a number of CA gardeners who swear that they grow Lycoris squamigera, but photos are usually easy enough to verify the correct genus. Serious doubting, not you, just the report, Jim W. On Jul 29, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Shawn Pollard via pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > Dear All: > > It has been reported to me, second hand, that Lycoris squamigera persists and blooms along the old canals in the Phoenix area because the evaporation of the water cools the soil year round. > > Shawn Pollard > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ James Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 USA Phone 816-746-1949