Thanks for showing these Haemanthus. Busy days for you right now! Andrew San Diego Greetings, I found 3 of my seed grown Haemanthus coccineus blooming this morning ... http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… I am a bit disheartened at the size and color (too orangy) of this and its two siblings. Their foliage last winter was as impressive (4-6" wide X almost 18" long) as their mother's, but the mother bulbs produced larger, more reddish blooms. I am thinking perhaps because these seedlings receive considerably more summer sun ... 1/2 day ... perhaps too much? The mother bulbs are in fairly heavy shade. I was also excited to find scapes emerging on 2 of my Brunsvigia josephinae bulbs (almost 2 full weeks earlier than normal, for me.) Both bulbs are 16 years old. This will be the first bloom for one bulb and the seventh consecutive for the other. Should be in full bloom in about 10 days. http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Many of my Amaryllis belladonnas and Amarygias are now in full bloom. I think I have posted the following one before ... which has heavy, waxy and ruffled petals, and is one of my favorites: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… finally ... a little progress on the scape of Brunsvigia litoralis posted last week. Still not in bloom yet but hopefully in a couple more days: http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… Ken Blackford San Diego