Angelo PorcelliDoug Westfall ang.por@aliceposta.it1111 Claiborne Dr. Long Beach, CA > Doug, > > I can't answer properly to your question, but I have found two clones of > Hippeastrum aulicum here. The one in my photo is the 'robust' one with flowers > of 20cm (almost 8") across of a vivid red orange. The 'weak' one has flowers > of 12cm (barely 4") of a paler colour with more green. It's not a matter of > cultivation, because the 'weak' one grows well, but it is just smaller. > Probably there's a bit of variability in this species. ^^^^^^ Angelo, Thanks. I think that I have the answer - Hippeastrum aulicum seem to be rather variable from nature. Maybe there is a lot of "natural" hybridizing in the "wild." Any way, it seems that there is significant variability w/in the species. Doug