> >My first amaryllis opened today, there will be many more, I've got 7 >stems this year. No nerine bowdenii yet, but there are buds. > >I got two heavy boxes of bulbs last week - just need to decide that the >bedding plants have had their day and get on with dibbing bulbs. > Not sure where you are David but the Amaryllis (belladonna) were at their best here (Bucks/UK) at the end of August and are now well over. Currently Nerine bowdenii are showing a few stems but no flowers yet. Some of the hybrids (eg. N. Zeal Giant) are showing colour but still to open. Don't think they are ever near one another in timing. Brian Whyer _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/