Here in my zone 7 conditions the Hippeastrums are planted with the top of the bulb even with the ground surface in well drained soil. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 19:28, oooOIOooo via pbs<pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: I have seen quite a few outdoor beds of hybrids, in southern California as well as metro Phoenix, that bloom each year in May. Years ago a gentleman posted here regularly about a Florida Amaryllis Society. He said they did best [in his conditions] in enormous pots or the ground, in almost pure sand, with just a little more than the basal plate covered. He said burying the bulb's equator inhibits blooming. He said they could be triggered to bloom several times per year, 12-weeks after beginning a treatment. He said to unpot or uproot the entire plant, lay it on its side in the shade without water for 6 weeks, then replace it and resume watering, after which it would bloom inn6 more weeks. Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA Zone 9? Sent from ProtonMail mobile _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…