Anita Roselle asked about growing Rhodophiala from seed. I started with bulbs so cannot exactly help with her query. But the flower she describes: "looked like a red amaryllis with a white stripe down the middle of each petal" sounds more like Hippeastrum johnsonii than rhodophiala. If it was about the size of a small amaryllis it was the former, if much daintier it would be the latter. Regardless, I'm surprised either on is thriving outdoors on the border between zones 6B and 7A. Here in western New Jersey I only place my potted rhodophiala and hippeastrum outdoors in summer. Judy in New Jersey where this morning's temperatures have reminded me that no, Spring is not yet here.