We have an early flowering form of L. radiata that we named L. 'Fourth of July'. It is usually in flower for us in early July. This year, it is much later, just now coming into flower. We cannot flower L. sanguinea here due to a lack of adequate chilling. Tony Avent Proprietor tony@plantdelights.com Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World's Flora" Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and native perennial plants. From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim McKenney Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 10:37 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] First lycoris radiata of the season Nick, are you sure it's not Lycoris sanguinea? That species is blooming now here in the greater Washington, D.C. area (right, Chris?).Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone7, where Lycoris chinensis (or a chinensis hybrid, from Jim Waddick in 2008) is blooming. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ________________________________