>Erick wrote, >There is a word to scientifically describe bulbs that bloom after >the foliage has died down and before it re-emerges, such as is the >case with so many fall blooming South African amaryllids. Anyone know it? There is a term "synanthous" used to describe foliage that appears at the same time as the flowering scape. Is there a term "heteranthous" meaning the opposite? Jane McGary