Hippeastrum 2011

[Renate Brinkers]

Hi to all,

this year some of my Hippeastrum papilio started the season with wonderful flowers. while the last one is still flowering the first one seem to set seed 

[PeterT]

lovely to see and a beautifull picture Renate
Do you know if papilio is a hybred or not?

[Hans J]

Hi Renate ,

my compliment !!!
you are really a "master" gardener 

Hans

[Renate Brinkers]

Peter,

H.papilio is a species which grows naturally in Brazil. It forms giant bulbs, much bigger than the bulbs of all other species I know. My biggest ones have a diameter of 10 cm.
There is a clon, sometimes called Butterfly on the market which is said to be steril. I do not know that for sure, I don´t have it. Butterfly is only the english name for papilio, not a real Hybrids name, more a market name.

[Renate Brinkers]

Hans,

to much honour - sometimes you have luck!

[PeterT]

Thankyou Renate

[fleurbleue]

Beautiful Amaryllis Renate  How do you grow it ? I have had four bulbs for seven or eight years but they have never flowered 

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hello Fleur Bleue,
 What I do with hippeastrum is based on a chance trial. I've been offered one 3 years ago but didn't know what to do with it after the flowers had gone. I put it on my balcony and fed it like my other plants. The leaves didn't decide to wither during summer. Ät the gates of winter I had no will to bring it indoors because it was not particularly ornamental. There it stayed until Xmas. But I had some remorse and finally decided to give it a chance: I cut the leaves ( which had been damaged by the cold ) tidied it and repotted it. Then came the BIG surprise: a flowering stem! And this fairy tale has been reproduced every year. But I protect the pot from very low temperatures until Xmas time. My balcony has a south-west exposure.
Good luck to everyone
J-P

[Renate Brinkers]

Nicole,

thank you.
I keep it in the house the whole year because most time it is too wet outside - or too cold.
In summer they have the normal room temperature and I they get fertilizer weekly. In autumn I place them in a room where the temperatures are between 15° and 18° - it seem to prefer it not as warm as other Hippeastrum. From autumn I reduce fertilize and give it only every two weeks to three weeks. Usually in December they start to flower and need weekly fertilizer again. I made the experience that Hippeastrum need lots of fertilizer and since they get it they grow very well for me - not all of them and not always but much better than before *smile*
Wich ones do you grow?

[fleurbleue]

Thank you Renate   I grow a large bulb of Hippeastrum Apple Blossom, flowering each year in January - February (I have just pollinated its flowers with a paintbrush)  and four bulbs of H. Papilio which have never flowered ; they all spend summer outdoors before I put them in my dining room the rest of  the year but I think now may be I have not fertilized them enough  

[JoshY46013]

Okay, it's Hippeastrum season so here I go!!!!!!!!

Hippeastrum 'Moonlight'


Hippeastrum "Moonlight" by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Ieniemienie'


Hippeastrum 'Ieniemienie' by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Lemon Sorbet'


Hippeastrum 'Lemon Sorbet' by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Tiramisu'


Hippeastrum 'Tiramisu' by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Zombie'


Hippeastrum "Zombie" by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Sydney'


Mislabeled Hippeastrum by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Lady Jane' & 'Gervase'


Hippeastrum 'Gervase' and 'Lady Jane' by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Ruby Star'


Hippeastrum 'Ruby Star' by JoshY46013, on Flickr

Hippeastrum 'Flamenco Queen'


Hippeastrum 'Flamenco Queen' by JoshY46013, on Flickr

[Armin]

Josh,
fine hippeastrums. My favourite is 'Ruby Star'

[Gail]

Excellent pictures of some very dramatic flowers!

[PeterT]

I'll second that for both Luc and Gail

[fleurbleue]

I love Tiramisu et Ruby Star above all these nice Hippeastrum    Where do you have found them ?