oops I forgot the message. My bulbs are Lycoris radiata. Mark N Ireland > > Dear MArk; > > You didn't mention what time of year you received and planted > > the bulbs. Lycoris dormancy is brief in mid-summmer even though they > > may have been leafless for weeks before and after. Also bulbs dug, > > dried and rootless are even more stressed. Also what species. I have > > had apparently healthy bulbs sit underground for up to 3 years - > > possbly growing new rots and 'settling' before putting up healthy > > foliage and flowers. L. chinensi ans L caldwellii both have done this. > > > > Speaking of Lycoris; > > > > Although we are experiencing a severe drought (officially > > proclaimed along with a couple dozen neighboring counties in NW > > Missouri. The July rain fall was the lowest on record with .1 inch > > for the entire month.), I have noticed L. squamigera blooming around > > town , probably where lawn sprinklers catch it. In my parched garden > > I have a couple L. sanguinea in bloom and a few stalks popping out of > > L. squamigera. > > I was fairly certain that bloom was triggered by fall rain > > after a hot dry, but maybe not. See what blooms and IF it EVER rains. > > back to the frawing board. > > > > Jim W. > > -- > > Dr. James W. Waddick > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > > USA > > Ph. 816-746-1949 > > E-fax 419-781-8594 > > > > Zone 5 Record low -23F > > Summer 100F + > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >