We have good stocks of flowering or in bud Hippeastrum (or better known as Amaryllis).   These are fun to grow with the huge bulbs planted with only the bottom 1/3 of the bulb under the soil, the top part of the bulb is exposed and from it arrow shaped flower buds emerge before any foliage is evident.                      The flowers are large and trumpet shaped and in a wide range of colours.  Native to South America, the bulbs can be grown outdoors in Nelson in areas that have no more than moderate frosts.    Often grown in pots for indoor decoration over their summer flowering period.  Hippeastrums like a well drained soil with plenty of compost.  The strap shaped leaves appear after the bulbs have flowered.    To order one for yourself or a friend go to the potted plant section of this web site.