Hi Jim, According to the Haemanthus bible (Dee Snijman, "The Genus Haemanthus. A Revision" pub. 1984) Haemanthus nelsonii is a synonym for the white-flowered form of Haemanthus humillis, H. humilis hirsutus. Summer growing, usually bloom in July or August in the Northern Hemisphere. I have a few bulbs. Regards, Jim Shields At 11:17 AM 8/22/2010 -0400, you wrote: >Years ago I acquired a plant under the name "Haemanthus nelsonii - rare" >from a member of the local cactus and succulent society. I no longer have >this plant. It grew well here for years as a house plant and bloomed >occasionally, producing brushes of white flowers. My impression was that it >was simply H. albiflos. > >Recently I tried to trace this name Haemanthus nelsonii; one source suggests >that it is a synonym of H. humilis. But so far, that's all I've come up >with. > >Does any of this ring a bell for anyone? > >Jim McKenney ************************************************* 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