> My observations of the hippeastrum selections available around now every year > suggest there's an enormous number of varieties, but most are only available > once in a long while. I once found 'Danube' in the local Canadian Tire store; > had never seen it before, and haven't seen it since. > > If you like hippeastrums and have some special ones you particularly enjoy, > take great care of them because there's no guarantee you'll be able to buy > replacements if yours die. > > If I were filthy rich (but I'm not and never will be) I'd have a special > greenhouse devoted solely to hippeastrums in dozens, if not hundreds, or > varieties. Nice to dream, eh? > Hahaha, that's a wonderful dream! I finally found a respectably priced site selling Amaryllis bulbs for the holidays that had all the color combinations I remember from the past. To find it I had to google search on "Amaryllis box kit". The one I wish I had, but couldn't find it for sale, is called Germa. It looks wonderful! Dennis in Cincy (anxiously awaiting his mail order Amaryllisusszses)