AMARYGIA hybrids. The “naked lady”, Amaryllis belladonna, is one of the most beloved of old-time garden plants, and still often seen marking abandoned homesteads. It has been hybridized with other members of the family, in this case Brunsvigia species, to produce hybrids which not only amplify its best features but considerably extend its color range. Beginning in the early 1980s, I received from Angel Guerzon, Wayne Roderick and others, seeds from hybrids by Les Hannibal in Sacramento. I grew and flowered these and have made both clonal reselections and some good seed strains. These have the large (to 6" or more), parchment-covered bulbs of the original belladonnas and similar, though generally even longer, strap-shaped leaves, extending to 2' or more in spring. They die down by early summer, and the bulbs sit quietly biding their time until September and October, when they thrust up heavy, succulent 2' stalks. At their tips, enclosed by a pair of bracts, are buds which rapidly expand into umbrella-like clusters of trumpet-shaped, broad-petalled blossoms. The individual flowers are 3-5" broad, intensely fragrant and variously colored. There are pure whites, delicate pinks and near-reds, often with contrasting white centers. These are indestructible bulbs with a life span possibly exceeding our own. They thrive in full sun and most soils, with little or no irrigation during their summer dormancy. They are more tender than Amaryllis belladonna itself, the tops burned but quickly recovering after bouts of less than 20^oF.