Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: Any ideas on this one?, 1 by Carter

Carter wrote:
Hiya, JT. 'Mr. Hughes' is the correct name. It's just not a known (or at least well-known) hybrid. As I was told by the friend who gave it to me, it was never officially named and released. If memory serves me (fair warning! ;^P ), this was a seedling that was hybridized and grown by a "Mr. Hughes". This is where it gets fuzzy... after he died, this was one that his wife and/or friends came across in his collection. It was decided to keep it and was named after him. That's basically what I remember from what I was told when it was given to me by Daisy (flowerjunkie). Though, she'd have to verify the story to make sure I didn't completely screw it up!

I can't remember specifics about the flower size, but I think it's a decent sized flower. Not the huge blooms of some of the bigger hybrids, but not small, either. JT, if yours are kind of small, it could be because the bulb is young - the pic above should be of your bulb's first flowers, right?

Here is a pic of mine from last summer...

This message was edited Feb 4, 2009 12:38 PM