>Adam wrote : Re; S. formosissima. Personally I believe bringing your pots >in is irrelevant or unnecessary. I've been able to winter over >Hippeastrelia "Durga Pradhan" here in the Chicago area. Outdoors, no pot, >in the ground-- sticky clayey loam at about 20" from the foundation of the >house. Dear Adam - I am shocked to hear this. I bring mine (in pots) indoors before the first frost and they stay there-bone dry until they show 'signs' in spring, then repotting and lots of water. Some sacrificial bulbs go out this fall.! Does it actually bloom outdoors? Stunned-Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +