Jim, Does this mean that you have been watering them prior to now, or that some other triggering phenomenon is at work? On 8/26/2010 6:03 PM, J.E. Shields wrote: > In the greenhouse, some of the Haemanthus barkerae are blooming, as well > as a couple H. pubescens pubescens. There is a bud on the H. dasyphyllus > and on one of the H. coccineus. Another coccineus is in full bloom, with > very curious -- and quite attractive -- bicolor (red and white) bracts. > > Pictures will eventually appear in my blog, > http://shieldsgardens.com/Blogs/Garden/… > > The Lycoris have mostly faded except for one clump of L. caldwellii. > Bloom is a bit spotty; what with the extend hot, dry weather we have > been having, perhaps not surprising. > > Jim Shields > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/