I love seeing H. parodii in other peoples gardens. It's my favorite Hippeastrum species. And it's the pride & joy of my Hippy collection. I'm growing the one called "Germa" and it proved itself quite cold hardy surviving all winter bone dry in an unheated room attached to the back of my house. It sent up 2 bloom stalks this season and the first one just started to bloom yesterday. I love this Hippeastrum! Dennis in Cincinnati