Dennis, Try Edensblooms in Arizona at http://www.edensblooms.com/page/80746222/ they have Amaryllis (Hippeastrum parodii) "Germa" for sale and many other Hipps for quite reasonable prices. I've included the URL above. I've purchased from them for a number of years and have always been pleased. They also sell on ebay which sometimes carries additional items, but I find their website quite good. All the best, Paul (in windy and cool central ca.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Kramb" <dkramb@badbear.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] holiday Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) > >> My observations of the hippeastrum selections available around now every >> year >> suggest there's an enormous number of varieties, but most are only >> available >> once in a long while. I once found 'Danube' in the local Canadian Tire >> store; >> had never seen it before, and haven't seen it since. >> >> If you like hippeastrums and have some special ones you particularly >> enjoy, >> take great care of them because there's no guarantee you'll be able to >> buy >> replacements if yours die. >> >> If I were filthy rich (but I'm not and never will be) I'd have a special >> greenhouse devoted solely to hippeastrums in dozens, if not hundreds, or >> varieties. Nice to dream, eh? >> > > Hahaha, that's a wonderful dream! I finally found a respectably priced > site selling Amaryllis bulbs for the holidays that had all the color > combinations I remember from the past. To find it I had to google > search on "Amaryllis box kit". > > The one I wish I had, but couldn't find it for sale, is called Germa. > It looks wonderful! > > Dennis in Cincy (anxiously awaiting his mail order Amaryllisusszses) > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >