I thought I would share something that amused me. I just heard from a new gardening friend that his mother would drop her amaryllis bulbs to wake up the roots and get them to flower for Christmas. Anyone else heard of such a strange practice? I'm pretty sure my hippeastrum will not bloom this year even if I do drop them, not a good year for them at all. Linda M Foulis Beautiful Blooms http://www.beautifulblooms.ab.ca/ Zone 1-2, on the edge of the middle of nowhere