Lycoris squamigera
Nathan Lange (Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:11:51 PDT)

In Sonoma County, California, my Lycoris squamigera flower in late
July. I personally know of no other flowering plants in the San
Francisco Bay Area although I have chased numerous leads over the
years that always turn out to be Amaryllis belladonna or its hybrids.
The blue highlights on the petals of L. squamigerea are unmistakable
and seem to be more intense here than in the Midwest, likely the
result of our consistently cool summer night temperatures around 11C
(52F). A. belladonna usually begins to flower here in mid August and
are now in or slightly past full flower. L. squamigerea leaves emerge
here in March and are very distinct in appearance from A. belladonna
leaves which emerge in mid to late autumn.

Nathan

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