Dear All, In April I had to go to New Orleans for a wedding and got to see Hippeastrum X johnsonii in full bloom all over the city and outlying areas. The locals call it Saint Joseph lily. They have the kind of climate where they can grow Hippeastrum in the ground without special protection. However, I found that their idea of St. Joseph lily had 3 variations. One was the H. X johnsonii as it's sold commerically, a red flower with a single thin white stripe on each tepal. There was much less of this kind in evidence than of the others. Another variation had completely red petals, while the third had much wider white stripes that shaded to green where the tepals come together. Are these all different forms of H. X johnsonii? Are the other 2 mistakenly called St. Joseph lily by the locals, while actually different hybrids? I'm curious to know if anyone in the group knows and will share with us how to identify the H. X johnsonii properly. Mark Wilcox Washington, DC