Lisa, I've cut, chopped, sliced and diced modern hybrid hippeastrum bulbs (often 'red lion' specifically) and ultimately, in my experience, any piece of bulb that includes even a tiny part of the basal plate can grow into a new bulb -eventually. We know this principle from the well-established 'twin-scaling' procedure of propagation of modern hybrid hippeastrum, where a thin sliver of basal plate is kept attached to two scales to produce a new clone bulb. 'Sectioning' a full bulb into eight or 16 sections (think apple pieces,) each with a basal portion is easy-would this be abut the size you have? I can't speak to species propagation... The challenge is to be able to grow them on after cutting without disease attacking it, in a non-labratory environment. They need very careful attention to warmth and hygiene practices, especially as you cut the pieces smaller, for them to survive and grow. Try a sterile peat seed starting mix and systemic fungicide as a cutting dip and soil drench. Ken _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…