This will probably be the last one of these threads, since the Amaryllis season is winding down for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere. I have a pretty Pink Floyd in bloom. This was so slow to break dormancy, that I almost gave up on it. Inca, Estella, and Amputo still haven't woken up.
Here's another new one for me. Star of Holland from "UTulip". It reminds me of Vlammenspel, except that the red in the throat is not as pronounced. As it aged it got so frilly, and I liked it even more, than when it first opened. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any information about it on the Dutch websites, so I hope that this is not a "generic" name.
Here is a, slightly past it's prime, clump of H. ackermanii.
And one that is a NOID to me.
Nymph, for some reason I do not really care for this one. It never looks like it is all the way open to me.
Here are a few of mine in bloom right now. At the present, I have about 160 bulbs in total of the following varieties:
Amaryllis Apple Blossom
Amaryllis Amigo
Amaryllis Amourette
Amaryllis Baby Star
Amaryllis Carnival
Amaryllis Charisma
Amaryllis Christmas Gift
Amaryllis Clown
Amaryllis Dancing Queen
Amaryllis Double Picotee
Amaryllis Double Record
Amaryllis Durga Pradhan
Amaryllis Elvas
Amaryllis Exotic Star
Amaryllis Faerie Tale
Amaryllis Faro
Amaryllis Floris Hecker
Amaryllis Green Goddess
Amaryllis Garden Pink
Amaryllis Garden Red
Amaryllis Garden Striped
Amaryllis Garden White
Amaryllis Hercules
Amaryllis Jewel
Amaryllis Mary Lou
Amaryllis Melusine
Amaryllis Minerva
Amaryllis Nagano
Amaryllis Nymph
Amaryllis Orange Souvereign
Amaryllis Picotee
Amaryllis Pink Floyd
Amaryllis Pink Star
Amaryllis Red Lion
Amaryllis Red Velvet
Amaryllis San Remo
Amaryllis Santana
Amaryllis Susan
Amaryllis Sweet Surrender
A few more of mine
Bsharf...My 'supposed to be Estella' from ABC is in bloom....
Here it is Night Star...
Oooops...I meant "with Night Star".
With Gilmar...
and with Donau...
Yes...Estella turned out to be Amputo!
Maria: That's interesting: so my Estella from ABC is really Amputo. But I still wish it would wake up already. Must be ashamed to show itself, since it is mislabelled.
The Dogwoods are in bloom. Spring is finally here...
Pinks in bloom...
Minis in bloom...
More to come...
More to come...
Benfica
Ragtime
1st of F2 (selfpollinated) of "Flammingo"
Well I assign Fammingo with double m because - as we all know - my unprotected name was stolen in order to be used for another hybrid which has little if any flamingo feathers *LOL* I wonder when the double m-ed name will be robbed as well find inappropriate usage for another commercial hybrid ***ROFL***
A view on the second flower of the maiden umbel of this seedling.
You can perceive strong similarities to "Temptation" (actually, I WAS aMMazed) *g* but differences as well.
Particularly the buds and the backside of the flower segments, respectively, remind me strongly of "Appleblossom" which must be the grandfather of this seedling (not Picotee as I erroneously stated, earlier, elsewhere)
I read about the "knight" thing (in "knight star lilies") and one explication was that the green spathe leaves were likened to horse ears when thy had just split and were still green and showed upright. Okay, in this case it is the both still unopened BUDS which are exactly in the correct position to be taken as "horse ears" *LOL*
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Hans-Werner!
I adore that last picture with the "horse ears" and your new creation is AWESOME!
Speaking of "aMMazed", I remember years ago when I first discovered Amaryllis. For some reason, I kept forgetting how it was spelled (I only had a few), and I would try to do a search for Ammarylis. At that time, there was no internet. I was searching something called "Notes" files on the huge internal network that my company had. I never did find any information on Ammarylis.
LAS and Cheers!
Ann
bsharf,
My Amputo bulbs (new and old) are still pretty much sleeping despite warm weather. I did notice this weekend that one of the older ones is producing leaves. I purchased two new ones, hoping for blooms to cross with Pink Floyd, but it doesn't appear that it will happen this year.
Pink Floyd...
It's the middle of the season for me, and I noticed something strange this year.
My Johnsonii bloomed earlier than those that are located south of me (warmer).
This is a picture taken last weekend at my Mom's neighbor's house. They have several pecan trees with Johnsonii planted around them. The neighbor's husband told me that his wife divides and replants them often. I suspect that I need to start doing that!
A closeup...
New to me, this year....
Santos!
The Garden Pink and Garden Red at Walmart this spring turned out to be all Red's, but not all the same Red. Actually, a couple of them turned out to be Orange.
I don't know about the Garden White or the Garden Red & White because they did not bloom.
Still, at $3.34 per bulb, I am thrilled because they will go in my garden.
This is a cross of "Exotica" and "Carnival". It's the first I've had one bloom that I grew from seed.
Sir Hans...I am looking at Flammingo with a smile in my face. :-) It is good to see it once more. I fell in love with Flammingo right from the very first time you posted it's pic in Gardenweb. Very beautiful..
Yes, there is a sonatini named Flamingo. It is supposed to be a pink/white trumpet. We shall see is a few weeks. My Flamingo(s) are showing leaf/scape tips now.
Here are more of what I have in bloom...
Ferrari
Amalfi
After the mother bulb gave out 2 scapes, an attached bulblet decided to give out a scape too. On it's second season, Amalfi has produced more than 20 bulblets!
Residence
Enjoying it's first taste of rain. This is a new bulb for me this season but has produced a third scape. The bulb is not even showing any shrinking. What a performer!
Walmart Garden Pink Amaryllis
I bought 3 bulbs of these. One was Appleblossom (as expected) and the other one was a dark red (still figuring out if it is Red Lion) I think I got lucky with this one though...lol!
a closer look...
Matterhorn
Also on it's third scape. I was not too impressed by it's flowers on the first 2 scapes, looking like any ordinary white. This time it showed it's real beauty.
Striped Panther, Sweet Lilian, Zombie, Piccolo and Amputo blooming inside with some of the seedlings.
Miracle
Not as popular as Benfica but this is a giver on it's third scape with long lasting blooms.
Donau
Also showing it's best on it's third scape. The flower petals get frilly as it ages...very pretty!
It's definitely not slowing down here with the new ones still blooming and the old ones just starting to bloom. It will be a long blooming season this year. :-)
Donau
Also showing it's best on it's third scape. The flower petals get frilly as it ages...very pretty!
It's definitely not slowing down here with the new ones still blooming and the old ones just starting to bloom. It will be a long blooming season this year. :-)
More to come...
I love those Johnsonii; my main clump did not bloom this year because it has gotten too shady where they are planted. I have a few blooming in pots and smaller clumps around the garden but they make such a show when in a large mass. I have plenty of the ackermanii that bloomed but they are not as an intense red. They are bright but not stunning like the johnsonii.
Guess I'll have to get busy transplanting.
Charisma
I don't know what this is. The label got lost. It always has a short flower stalk.
What's in bloom last Tuesday night...
I had to bring them all inside for our temp. here went down to the 30s (lows).
