Eric wrote: "The Lycoris more in the shade where it stays cooler and damp(nooooo problem with that!) " I'm pretty sure I've read that Lycoris squamigera does not bloom well if at all in England unless it is grown under cover in a warm greenhouse. Ireland is probably much too cool for the Lycoris. Jim McKenney _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/