This link was very handy. I was able to ascertain that the bulbs I got from the BX really are A. belladonna. Know I know they go in my soon to be rock garden out front and not in the summer water areas of my garden. Jan > On Sep 8, 2021, at 7:17 AM, James Waddick via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Luminata and all, > > Many people confuse Belladonna and Lycoris because of the similar common names - Naked Ladies or Surprise Lilies. > > They are very easy to tell apart and here’s the PBS story: > > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… <https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…> > > Luinata, I am absolutely certain your bulbs are Lycoris squamigera. Best Jim W. > > > > > >> On Sep 8, 2021, at 7:35 AM, Luminita vollmer via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> I also have a few Belladonna bulbs that I bought from someone at the local >> farmer's market about 10 years ago. I planted them in the garden, the >> seller told me they multiply like crazy and they live outside during the >> winter. >> >> I only saw them blooming once, like maybe the second year I planted them, >> and forgot about them every year until spring when a large bush of green >> leaves appeared and then quickly disappeared until next year. >> >> But this year - I had a large group of blooms, a dozen stalks or so , just >> a big bunch of flowers that you could see from far away in the yard. Early >> in August the spikes came up and bloomed. >> >> The seller told me Belladonna, but they could be L. squamigera. We get >> really cold weather here, -20F or even more. And for many days in a row. >> This year we had over 90F for week, and high humidity. Many of my >> perennials are behaving like they were under war-like conditions - they all >> have bulbils where usually they don't. >> >> If anyone's worry is about Belladonna being outside in cold weather, mine >> are doing it. And if they are L. squamigera, they are also doing it. >> Maybe I planted them deep, I will try to dig them up in a couple of weeks, >> they really are not in a good spot for me, but apparently yes for the >> bulbs. >> >> Luminita >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>