There is a picture of my Hippeastrum brasilianum now in my blog at: http://shieldsgardens.com/Blogs/Garden/… as well as a Trillium nivale and Bulbocodium (or Colchicum) vernum. Happy Springtime! Jim Shields in Westfield, Indiana USA At 01:33 PM 3/20/2010 -0400, you wrote: >My first flower on seed-grown Hippeastrum brasilianum is open. It is a >long white trumpet, fragrant, with slightly frilly edges. I have the form >with purple along the midrib on the outside of the sepals. I've never seen >this species in bloom before! I guess I ought to go take a picture of >it. I'm quite thrilled. > >Jim Shields >in sunny and mild Westfield, Indiana >USA > > > >************************************************* >Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. >P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ >Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA >Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA