Amaryllis with emerging flower scape.

[SJF]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Thank you for much!

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Is this true color or has the color in the photo came out with strong orange hue??

My first thought was Amaryllis Red Peacock, but only if it is really really red with no orange.
Then looking at the color, maybe it is Lady Jane??

What is it??

My tag says "Double Delicious Red"

I think it must have photographed more orange than it was. It was also near the end of blooming. I think it faded by then.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by escualida

I don't know anything about these plants but they're beautiful, how long do the flowers last?

You haven't heard of these???
These are super popular and common, usually offered as bulbs or potted plants around Christmas for their red color, although they come in kinds of different colors and color combinations and shapes.
It is the marketing thing here. You can buy many different varieties online and they are available starting late fall geared toward the big holiday.
Flower shops usually carry red or white varieties. Even red ones have quite a few hybrids around.

These produce large colorful flowers but they do not last that long (one week, more or less), which is a down side compared to orchids. and they only bloom once a year around March-April if grown normally.
They usually make two scapes per bulbs (some varieties more ) and each scape makes typically 4 (upto 6) flowers.
Some make all the scapes at the same time and offer wonderful but short lived flower show (like my Show Master) and some will give one scape after another, lasting longer (like many of what I have grown, about 2-5 weeks).

Search their images online and you might get hooked.

The plants are basically ever green and require no special treatment to flower.
They get big, so that is another downside for me. Otherwise, I would have tons of them!

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Originally Posted by SJF

My tag says "Double Delicious Red"

I think it must have photographed more orange than it was.

hmmmm that could be either brandnew cultivar or a "twisted" name as it happens sometimes.

If it is true red, then given the flower appearance, it is most likely Red Peacock. very pretty flowers.

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Originally Posted by shaelyn

so my mom gave me a plant as a housewarming present when my fiance and I moved in together, a bulb with a couple of long leaves in a pot...had no idea what it was, but I was determined to keep it going. it's survived a bug infestation that killed all its leaves (as well as a great deal of my herb garden, but it all seems to have bounced back pretty well...and luckily, it hit in the fall anyway), and a year and a half later, it's actually blooming. so I had to poke my mom for the name of that plant a couple of weeks ago. XD ...and I'm surprised to find an amaryllis thread here!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...e/100_2827.jpg

Amaryllis Minerva is what it is, I'm almost certain.

[NYCorchidman]

My Show Master always make two scapes at the same time and flowers open around the same time as well.

Now the second bulb of Show Master is growing two of its scapes at the moment. I think I will get to have another flower show in the next week or so.

Aphrodite finished its first scape and now the second one is on. It only have two flowers open at one time, but flowers are huge! (10 inch across!!!)
This time, I noticed there are five flower buds on the second scape. never seen this happening on this plant. It is common for Show Master making 5 or 6 flowers per scape.

[pheli]

Some of my blooms!

[NYCorchidman]

What is the name of the green one?
I'm looking for a nice green amaryllis.

[SJF]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

What is the name of the green one?
I'm looking for a nice green amaryllis.

Hi NY,
White Flower Farm usually sells just the bulbs every year. There is a nursery near me that has bulbs so big I needed a ten to twelve inch pot to pot them in.

There is also: Amaryllis, Large Amaryllis Bulbs, Indoor Flowering Amaryllis Bulbs, Double Flowering[Pagesize=24*ava=1].

I haven't ordered from them yet to know how their quality is, but Brent and Becky's Bulbs has amaryllis too. They have a white with green in the middle called Christmas Gift. They also have two greens. One is Evergreen and the other is SA 'Green Dragon'. The Green Dragon is a Sonatini type and has a profusion of smaller flowers. It also stays a smaller more manageable size...room for more .

None of them have their usual large variety right now.
~SJF

[escualida]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

You haven't heard of these???

Well before the orchids I never really tried to grow anything, my mom was never really into plants it was more my grandmother, and since she lived in Venezuela maybe that's why I never came across these? They're beautiful though, I love the one in the first picture you have that is red and white, which one is that one?

I don't really want to get hooked on any other plants but I would make an exception for that beauty

[NYCorchidman]

I got my aphrodite from white flower farm years ago. I bought so many amaryllis bulbs, but I still remember how impressed I was about what I got. Very very big healthy looking bulb with no blemish of any kind!
I have mine in 10 in pot as well.

They have lots of exciting varieties but rather expensive. Aphrodite is now much cheaper, but when I bought it, it was over 30 for just one bulb.

The other website is also a good place. I've been eyeing for beauty bell and lovely bell for quite some time now.
By the way, blossom peacock is really pretty (a lot more so in person) and quite nicely scented!

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Originally Posted by escualida

Well before the orchids I never really tried to grow anything, my mom was never really into plants it was more my grandmother, and since she lived in Venezuela maybe that's why I never came across these? They're beautiful though, I love the one in the first picture you have that is red and white, which one is that one?

I don't really want to get hooked on any other plants but I would make an exception for that beauty

These are all hybrids, but orginal species are from the west coast of South America and part of the Carribean.
Easy to grow (direct sun and water) and bloom once a year with large colorful flowers. over the years, they make bulblets too.

Which one are you refering to? they are both white and red. The one with multiple layers and less red?? That one is Aphrodite and the other one with more red is Show Master, but there is another variety call Temptation, which basically looks almost the same.

I love these plants!

[SJF]

[QUOTE=NYCorchidman;566502]I got my aphrodite from white flower farm years ago. I bought so many amaryllis bulbs, but I still remember how impressed I was about what I got. Very very big healthy looking bulb with no blemish of any kind!
I have mine in 10 in pot as well.

They have lots of exciting varieties but rather expensive. Aphrodite is now much cheaper, but when I bought it, it was over 30 for just one bulb.

The other website is also a good place. I've been eyeing for beauty bell and lovely bell for quite some time now.
By the way, blossom peacock is really pretty (a lot more so in person) and quite nicely scented! [COLOR="Silver"]




I agree WFF is pricey. The place by me is more reasonable and the bulbs are believe it or not about twice the size. One that I bought two years ago produced a new bulb next to it in the pot. They are healthy too.

The price we pay to be surrounded by beautiful flowers

[NYCorchidman]

Red Lion, Apple Blossom, Candy Floss, Basuto, Double Six, Souvereign, White Christmas, Denver...these are the most common ones available before and around Christmas in Manhattan flower district. All are about $20 each. but many have bulbs and leaves that are diseased or crappy looking.

I buy from a cut flower vendor who appears every saturday in my local farmer's market (I think the guy comes from Pennsylvania). He mostly focuses on amazing fresh cutflowers (lilies, mostly, but tulips and hyacinths in the spring), but in the fall or early spring, he also brings lots of potted amaryllis, all named and in super healthy condition. the price is the same, $20.
So I always pick up a few from him.
The quality is always the best!!!!
My two Show Masters are from him.

I got lots from him but since my favorites are Aphrodite and Show Master, I only keep these two varieties and others only stay while they are in bloom.
As much as I would love to keep them all, they take up way too much space for me and they are readily available.
oh, well...

So your bulb sounds like one of those jumbo sized bulb that as big as a child's head??
Mine is about 40cm around, which is a lot bigger than any commercially available bulbe size (28-32cm being the largest ones offered).
I think they get really big under good care.