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 http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/