>The two coasts are in sync, mine opened Wednesday, same source. Dear Guys; Colchicum: We are behind some, but way also behind on rain. Then this week after nearly an inch of rain my 'Beaconsfield' is up and will open in a couple of days. Another with the name 'Zephyr' looks to follow soon. Lycoris: The rain also brought on two more Lycoris shows; L. caldwellii in pale yellow. The buds have a pinkish tan color, but open pastel. Dark buds on L. incarnata open to white with dark pink mid-lines that fade to pink. Very attractive and good growers. Other hybrids and late sprengeri continue in the dawn/dusk shades of white, pinks, various yellow to near orange. Blues in sprengeri are also striking. More stalks appear each day. Big Dig I have spent the last week-with much help digging Crinum x powellii. As I alluded to earlier, it is a job. Clumps weigh up o 200 lbs. So far I have cut most foliage and trimmed roots on over 100 lbs of bulbs after cleaning. The biggest single bulb is over 8 lbs! Gasp. More later, must rest. 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 +