Hi Roland, Shelley, et al., As I recall, Hadeco in South Africa holds their Hippeastrum hybrid bulbs in a cold room (at 55°F perhaps?) for a period of time before packing and shipping to market -- or perhaps before replanting. I remember being in a cold room full of wood trays of Hippeastrum bulbs on one visit there several years ago. Jim Shields in central Indiana USA ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W