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Chuck

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2013, 05:59:56 AM »
I just restarted my collection. So far I only have the following:
Hippeastrum blossfeldiae
Hippeastrum cybister
Hippeastrum vittatum
Hippeastrum iguazuanum (seedlings)
and two plants of Hippeastrum reticulatum var. striatifolium

Mostly adults that I fertilize. Someday they will bloom.


pontus

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Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2013, 10:42:56 AM »
A new summer flowering hippeastrum for me this year, a nice hippeastrum vittatum hybrid called "red fire", supposedly hardy to -5°c, but i dont think i will risk that, and will bring them inside over winter, even though i grow them in a summer border now with my crinum, eucomis and late flowering lilies!

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2013, 10:44:26 AM »
here it is again from another angle

Ezeiza

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2013, 02:57:13 AM »
Having grown most of the species and many hybrids, Hippeastrum bulbs freeze to mush below O C. Even X johnstonii bulbs are tender.
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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2013, 10:16:48 AM »
Quite unexpected, I see a seedpod maturing on my H. Sonatini Swanlake.  The bulbs were blooming inside my greenhouse, I think there was another Sonatini hybrid also flowering at the same time.  I did not pollinate the flowers as i did not expect these to be fertile, so credits are to mother nature that has taken care of making this happen.  Hopefully the seeds will be viable, I'm quite curious to see what will eventually grow from these seeds.  Will keep you posted on germination & in a few years on flowering ...
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Hans J

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2013, 11:26:14 AM »
today is flowering here a really rare Hippeastrum :

Hippeastrum evansiae

Have fun
Hans
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Armin

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #21 on: August 06, 2013, 09:33:02 AM »
'Red Fire' is lovely. :o 8)

Currently 'Naranja' is pleasing me with a 2nd. blossom 'outside'. 2 stems in flower a 3rd. emerging... :)

For comparison blossom 'inside' in bof Feb.
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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #22 on: August 07, 2013, 09:05:48 AM »
wonderful Hans, it looks very happy, how long have you been growing it? Does it offset for you? mine has started to -but no flowers yet.
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Hans J

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #23 on: August 07, 2013, 02:54:34 PM »
Thank you Peter !

I have this plant since 2009 ( it came to me as a small offset )
Now I have one big bulb + 3 Offsets
I have it pollinatet ( my friend told me it is self fertil ) and so I wait ...

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PeterT

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Re: Hippeastrum 2013
« Reply #24 on: August 07, 2013, 09:43:04 PM »
good luck Hans -
and lots of seeds!
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