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Now can see another flower bud at base

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By Scotkat


Now can see another flower bud at base



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Looks healthy, Kath .. excellent .. :o)

15 Mar, 2015

 

It really is TT

15 Mar, 2015

 

Hi Kath, looking very nice , but it's actually a Hippeastrum, there's only 1 species of Amaryllis, and it's the Belladonna lily, the bulb of this should be planted just below the soil surface, and flower before the stems are produced in autumn.
Hippeastrum are planted with the neck and shoulder above the soil surface, there are about 80 species of this, with lots of cultivars, Derek.

16 Mar, 2015

 

Thankyou Derek i did not know this so very interesting.

16 Mar, 2015

 

Hi Kath, you're not alone, most people just say Amaryllis, but they are separate plants, Amaryllis from South Africa, and Hippeastrum from Central and South America, Derek.

16 Mar, 2015



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