Cyrtanthus Species, Fire Lily, George Lily, Scarborough Lily

I inherited these from a friend when she was moving to smaller quarters. I've grown it-- and given away bulb offsets -- for over 20 years...Read More. I was never sure if it was a "true" Amaryllis or a Scarborough lily. It stays green all year. How can one tell?
It blooms in Spring for me and this year I got a second go-'round as I see another spike today after the early April display.
(I wanted to post a photo here, but...)

I bought an offset of this plant at a school fayre around 1972. Since then that line of plants has continued with new plants started fro...Read Morem offsets. I gave one to my father who kept it going while I did not have the ability to keep one, but I have plants back from him again. As the plant has been propagated from offsets they are all genetically the same organism which makes them at least 42 years old. I do wonder how long they live and if they have been propagated this way since the planted was washed up from a wreck at Scarborough around 1800. I find them very easy to grow in pots in a clay soil. They flower for me around August/September. Great plant and one I am very attached to.

Five years ago I bought this plant from a sale at a private school where I used to work. It was a tiny bulblet. I thought it would be a H...Read Moreippeastrum because true Amaryllis plants are uncommon. So when it bloomed, I was amazed because it seemed like a cross between a Clivia (flowers) and a Hippeastrum (bulb and leaves) which isn't possible because Clivia and Hippeastrum are too genetically diverse to create hybrids. Recently found out it is a Cyrtanthus. The flowers are beautiful!
Plant is easy to grow and will set black, winged seeds. Plant seeds right away or keep them in the fridge no longer than 6 months. Two of the seeds I planted have sprouted (out of 9) and hopefully they will grow into bulbs and flower within 3 years! The internet says to use a mix of compost and sand instead of the potting soil which I have used since I've had it, so it seems to need to dry out between waterings if you are using regular potting soil. Will post again if the seedlings survive to blooming age!

I got this plant from a co-op on Davesgarden and I am exhilirated with it, now that it has opened up it's bloom in my greenhouse in zone ...Read More6b. It will have 3 flowers. I have tried to pollenate it, in the hopes it will develop seeds, but time will tell. The bloom is large for the size of the bulb and quite beautiful. It crowded the pot for me in 1 year and bloomed. What more could you ask for?