Kevin, I think all my plants are probably one clone of H. mandonii, so I don't know about the variability. Mine came from Herb Kelly originally; does anyone have Hippeastrum mandonii from another source than Herb? Any pictures of the flowers? Jim Shields in central Indiana At 10:44 PM 5/25/2005 -0400, you wrote: >Now how variable is H. mandonii, Jim? Quite possibly it is the h. >cuzoensis, especially since that is where it was observed. >Kevin ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA