Hi Linda, There a hippeastrum list on Garden Web and we refer to it as CHAD - Compulsive Hippeastrum Acquisition Disorder. It's highly virulent and there is no known cure. Regards, Fred -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Linda Foulis Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 6:23 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: [pbs] Hippeastrum Acquisition Syndrome I was going through some old emails and came across the following advertisement: Do you suffer from Hippeastrum Acquisition Syndrome? If so, you are not alone! The best cure for this common garden ailment is ...... Made me giggle and raise a hand. Linda M Foulis Beautiful Blooms http://www.beautifulblooms.ab.ca/ North of Leslieville, AB Zone 1 or 2? Snow over my boots, thigh deep in the drifts. Had to get to my compost.