Hi, I do know of two viruses that affect Crinum, and which can cause symptoms such as you describe. Both are similar viruses and both can probably infect Hippeastrum. Both viruses come from a group, that is almost invariantly spread by mechanical inoculation (e.g., cutting shears) or by insects (e.g., some aphid species). The insects that spread viruses in these groups are usually very specific and if the insect is not in your area you will not get insect spread. Also, plant to plant transmission is not known for these two viruses (I think it is not known). So, plants in the same flower bed will not infect each other unless the insect vector is present. You can infect a plants with contaminated pruning shears, but leaves touching should not be a problem (probably). Likewise, the viruses are not known to be seed or pollen transmitted. I don't think it has been determined that the Crinum mosaic potyvirus (CMPV) can be insect spread, but I'd bet it is. Since the insect is not known, we can't determine if it occurs in your part of the world. There is a good chance the insect vector for CMPV is not common in your area--there is no way to tell right now. The Hippeastrum mosaic potyvirus (HMPV) causes similar symptoms on Crinum as does CMPV, and is known to be spread by a few insect species as well as by mechanical transmission. These two viruses are not typically found in home garden plants, but do occur. They can cause severe problems for the plant, weakening it enough that it may not bloom or it may become susceptible to other diseases. There is no cure. The best thing to do, if you have plants with the symptoms, is to root up the plants and discard them. If you can't bring yourself to do that, at least be very careful with pruning tools. If you have virus symptoms in your garden, never use shears on two plants in a row (even symptom-free plants) without washing them with soap and water. I would guess that virus particles on yard tools will loose infectivity in 3-5 days at temperatures around 70-80 F. If you have the symptoms you may well have the infection, but you cannot be sure. Having said all of this, it should be pointed out that most Crinum growing in back yards are not virus infested, and you can keep the infection at bay if you watch your plants and act as needed. For sure, if you have new plants that are showing symptoms I'd keep them as far away from my established plants as possible, or I'd consider tossing them. It may be that your state agricultural university can do a diagnostic test for you, perhaps for a small fee. Link: Symptoms of CMPV on Crinum sp. http://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/pdc/Inclusionpage/… Link: Information, HMPV http://www3.res.bbsrc.ac.uk/webdpv/web/… Cordially,