Dear Carolyn: I'm not very familiar with Amaryllis belladonna, but I don't think you will find any blue in the flower at any stage. The Lycoris squamigera blossom, in bud will have blue on the tips, inherited from one of its assumed parents, L. sprengeri. This blue will remain in early bloom, completely fading away to give into the pink full blossom, but with a yellow throat. L. squamigera will have 5-7 blooms per umbel, while A. belladonna will have up to 10. I believe L. squamigera has a taller stalk of the two reaching almost 3' in ideal circumstances. L. squamigera will not set seed, is hardy to zone 5 (or colder), and shows foliage only in the spring. A. belladonna produces seed, can only survive temperatures down to 10°F (and only if planted deeply), and grows it's foliage from fall through spring season beginning shortly after bloom. If you visit the IBS Gallery <http://bulbsociety.com/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS…> some pretty good closups are shown of various A. belladonna. There you can compare between the photos the differences that also exist in petal form, style & filament lengths and proportions. > my thoughts and went to bed I thought of Lycoris because I am >assuming it would be slower to increase. > -- Mr. Kelly M. Irvin The Bulbmeister 4407 Town Vu Road Bentonville, AR 72712 479-685-1339 USDA Cold Hardiness Zone 6b E-mail: mailto:bulbmeister@bulbmeister.com Website: http://www.bulbmeister.com/ Forum: http://www.bulbmeister.com/forum/