| Charlot,
I suppose what the blue Amaryllis people refer to is Worsleya procera (previously known as Worlseya rayneri, Hippeastrum procerum, Amaryllis procera, or commonly known as "Empress of Brasil, etc. etc. etc.) which is endemic to two localities on the Organ Mountains in SE Brasil. Griffinia is a sister genus closest to Worsleya, both are considered relics botanical gene pools left behind the diminishing Atlantic Rainforest once extending from south-eastern to north-eastern coastal Brasil.
I am not aware of any attempts made for cross-breeding a Griffinia with Hippeastrum but it does not mean it is not worth a try?
DJL
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