Judy Glattstein wrote: “Going back better than a decade - my garden in Wilton, Connecticut had that gardener's holy grail of high organic soil, moist but well drained. I grew Amaryllis belladona outdoors, year round, (under roof overhang, I admit) and it flowered reliably.” Judy, I’m really intrigued by your success with Amaryllis belladonna. How did you protect the foliage during the winter? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/