Hi, Jim. Wow. Thanks for all the info. This is an interesting subject, but the details are pretty overwhelming. It's nice to hear that someone else has done crosses with B. marginata. >>similar outcomes in flower size and color to the josephinea cross. Ah, that would be what we call in California a "bummer." I keep hoping that some cross or backcross will give me a truly scarlet flower instead of the pinks / magentas / cerises. >>The Hannibal Amarygia's in my collection usually have 16 flowers in a ringlet display That sounds about like mine. Flower numbers vary from about ten to 20, and the heads vary from about a 70-degree spread to 360 degrees in a few of them. The radialness (?) of the flower head also seems to depend on how much sun it gets -- if there's strong direct sunlight, the flowers seem to curve around toward it. >>the Amaryllis Multiflora name ...can have considerable more flowers (30 to 50). Wow, I have nothing like that. So I am probably misusing the name. Any suggestions on what I should call these things? (Maybe just "hybrid Amaryllis from Les Hannibal"). >>I assume that cultivars of this cross were selected and bred as Amaryllis Multiflora "Rosea" I have one from Mr. Hannibal that was labeled Amaryllis "Rosea." Unfortunately, it has yet to bloom. >>"huge heads of brilliant cerise pink flowers 30 -40 on 4' stems" Impressive, and far larger than mine. The tallest of mine are about 2.5' tall when in bloom (under a meter for you metric types). Some of them get taller after they've finished blooming -- the stalk elongates as the seeds are forming. Thanks again for the information. Mike San Jose, CA