My apologies for not following protocol - here's the new subject - see my post immediately below. Thank you! Jude I was given a baby Amaryllis - a little inch-long cutie, with a white stripe down the leaf - the tag says simply "Hippeastrum reticulatum." Is there any way of knowing what I really have? Thanks ! Jude in Northeastern Mass -----Original Message----- From: Josh Young <joshy46013@yahoo.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Mon, Sep 6, 2010 10:36 am Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum Chico & Silouette Here is a picture of the foliage http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z115/… ________________________________ Josh, 'Chico' looks like pure cybister to me. The flower of 'Silhouette' could be pure Hippeastrum reticulatum. If it supposedly var. striatifolium, you should see the white midrib. In primary hybrids with var. striatifolium, the stripe is less distinct and yellow. Alan
