I agree, divide as they start growth, whatever species, though I have limited experiance of the rarer ones. H coccineus is just starting growth now, roots and flowers, not leaves yet, for me in the northern hemisphere. Peter (UK) On 28 August 2014 19:52, Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jane, > > I'm assuming this grower in the southern hemisphere. This is not > actually important, but just a note to help confirm the id. Generally, I > find Amaryllids respond fine to *careful* movement when in leaf. Keeping > the roots intact is very important and may be more of a challenge when > splitting pots. But provided the plant is more on the uphill side of its > yearly leaf cycle (assuming a deciduous species), dividing the bulbs now > should be fine as they will have the spring to recover from transplant > shock before going dormant again. > > I assumed the southern hemisphere because otherwise H. coccineus should > not now be in leaf. If this reader is in the northern hemisphere, the bulbs > are not H. coccineus. They may be an evergreen (albiflos) or a summer > growing species (humilis, montanus). Either way though, I'd say any of > these species should have plenty of time this season to recover if > transplanted/divided now. >