Thank you all so very much for your advice. Linda Foulis <lmf@beautifulblooms.ab.ca> wrote: According to Veronica Read's book, there can be as many as 6 units in a healthy hippeastrum bulb. Each unit is made up of 3 leaves plus a 4th leaf which is semi sheathing. The inflorescence develops within the axel of the fourth leaf. She goes on to say, that contrary to popular belief, Hippeastrum hybrids are evergreen and do not require a resting period. Linda Foulis Okotoks, AB Canada _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com/