Ken, I was surprised to see your shot of Urginea maritima in bloom in September at the Huntington. They finished bloom here in early July. Andrew San Diego From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ken I was visiting the LA County Arboretum (Arcadia, CA) and the Huntington Botanical Gardens (San Marino, near Pasadena, CA) this weekend and encountered the following bulbs in bloom: Drimia (Urginea) maritima: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Amaryllis belladonna and hybrids: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Callostemma purpurea: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Lycoris aurea (?) : http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Haemanthus coccineus: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… and not blooming, but in full growth, Ammocharis coranica: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… And many other non-geophytes of horticultural interest ! Ken Blackford San Diego