Dear All; With nameless help (they know who they are) a number of recent pictures of various lycoris have been added to the wiki. Ylou can go to The new pix are mostly those attributed to me or to J. L. Murrain. These include: L. caldwellii L chinensis - a very orangey colored form Lycoris hybrids- second section following John Ingram's named cultivars notable - An orange - red L. chinensis hybrid The L chinensis x L. sprengeri possible hybrid with an interesting 'dove-grey'/ blue tint. Very subdued. The possible L. sprengeri x longituba hybrid with very tubular flowers. L. longituba- a form with a rich green throat and flat white petals. L. sprengeri- showing two very distinct color variants. With all the other contributions, there is a very good reflection of colors and forms found in the genus. I hope you'll enjoy the new pix and thanks for getting them posted. ON ANOTHER TOPIC: We watched the buds developing and showing on the fall Crocus speciosus. In a typical fall, they will open wide and last 3 days or more and follow with a second round a few days later. This year the buds opened in the midst of a freak period with temps at 94 and 95 F. The flowers did not last 24 hours. And a second round has yet to appear. We have not had a rain since then either. Other fall crocus are beginning to show the tips of flower buds, but they all seem to have stalled awaiting cooler temps and wetter conditions. AND Earlier this year Joe Shaw brought up the topic of rebloom in Crinum. I never see this and this year is no different, BUT I did not get bloom on 'Ellen Bousanquet' this spring, but it is sort of on the edge here - hardiness-wise. Just within the last few days it sent up a puny stalk with only 4 buds and one is deformed. So still no rebloom, but a very late and struggling first bloom very late in the season. All this keeps me wondering. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +