I was at Selby Gardens yesterday and got some photos of Hippeastrum reticulatum var. striatafolium. I see plain Hippeastrum reticulatum in the database, but I'm thinking the var. warrants a different entry? I don't think I've added one like that before so I thought I'd turn to the professionals for help. Thanks!

Hippeastrum reticulatum var. striatifolium is not considered to be a valid scientific name. It's an unfortunate habit of some horticulturalists that, when they find individual plants within a species that are a little different in appearance (especially if the differences make for a superior garden plant), they make up varietal names and distribute the plants under those names.

It's not the proper way to do things. They should either use a cultivar name or, if the plants truly are a distinct variety, they should go to the trouble of publishing a paper through peer review explaining why that is.

So would it be okay to add it to the Hippeastrum reticulatum entry, then?

Sure.

Thanks, Kent! I want to make sure I add things to the right place.