Amaryllis

its beautiful Elke

Great Amaryllis Elke. I'm appreciating mine indoors as well. And I see you cane begonia in the background. Do you get blooms? I'm looking for tips. :-)

Yes, we get masses of blooms, single pink flowers, quite small individually but they hang in big bunches. This thing gets so tall we regularly have to cut it right back and let it start again, before the thick stems snap with the weight of the foliage and blooms. Didn't know it was called a cane begonia - perhaps that's what it needs to support it!

Forgot to add this: Patrick feeds all the indoor plants regularly. The begonia seems happy anywhere, it's not fussy, but it gets a lot of light in our house. It likes a lot of water. The cuttings root easily. It came to us as a cutting from quite an ancient plant. That's about it! Good luck :)

Thanks Elke, sound like feeding should do the trick. I've had mine a long time and propagated it, but ne'er a bloom. I'll try that, gets plenty of light.

I'll try and find an older photo showing the blooms themselves.

breathe taking!! the begonia looks like an angel wing begoina,i've had mine for 4 yrs no blooms hopefully this year... this is my first time with an amarylllis excited to see the blooms!!!!

Lori suggested Angel wings and Elephant ear, so there are several names for this begonia. I've posted photos of the pink flowers too. http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/60070-begonia-blooms-jpg/member/elke