On Sep 21, 2011, at 4:43 AM, Shelley GAGE wrote: > I wonder too especially for Australia. I will add photos of hippeastrum blooming in nature in Brasil when I get home from here, on the weekend. > Shelley Gage Goomboorian, Queensland. I hope Shelley not only posts photos, but has some time to maybe give us a short summary of her, no doubt, wonderful botanical trip in Brazil. I would love to hear about it. When Jane McGary returns I hope she might have some time to do likewise with photos and narrative about her botanical trip in Chile. Please?! --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m