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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Hans J on January 01, 2014, 09:08:33 AM

Title: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Hans J on January 01, 2014, 09:08:33 AM: Here is flowering since few days

Hippeastrum "Chico" ( a cybister form or hybrid )

Enjoy
Hans
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: PeterT on January 01, 2014, 05:53:12 PM: Looks beautiful Hans, Is H cybister normally so early flowering?
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Hans J on January 01, 2014, 08:15:53 PM: Thank you Peter :D

I have bought this bulb in October from a Netherland bulb Company - potted in November and now it flowers
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: angie on January 01, 2014, 09:46:47 PM: Very nice Hans, very unusual flower.

Angie :)
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Hans J on January 01, 2014, 10:51:19 PM: Thank you Angie :D
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: François Lambert on January 08, 2014, 11:47:25 AM: chico is said to be a selection of H. Cybister. I purchased one last year, waited untill spring to pot it up, the bulb sent up a flower scape - snails ate the bud >:( so no flower last year. I have kept it in foliage untill late November and now he is resting in the basement untill April ... when hopefully everything will restart.
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: jshields on January 08, 2014, 02:40:01 PM: There is nothing in bloom in the greenhouse just yet, but there are a couple of scapes coming on ordinary aulicum. The flower in the picture below, from 2012, grew from seeds that were labeled as Hippeastrum morelianum. This is obviously a hybrid, and my guess is that it is [morelianum x papilio].

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Unfortunately, this year's new foliage on this bulb looks like it has picked up a virus infection. I will probably have to put it in the trash bin. There are still two sibling bulbs from the same batch of seed, so maybe one of them will be as nice without the virus.

Jim
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: johnw on January 08, 2014, 06:11:30 PM: Jim - Why not self it just in case it's the best one and collect the seed before tossing?

johnw
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: jshields on January 08, 2014, 08:32:44 PM: John, that's not a bad idea. If it blooms, I'll try that. Thanks. If it doesn't bloom, out it goes!

Jim
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Renate Brinkers on January 21, 2014, 10:57:05 PM: Hi Hans,

nice to see your Chico flowering.
Here you see Hippeastrum aulicum and Hippeastrum papilio flowering.

Jim, it´s a pity with the virus - your plant looks like a "red papilio".
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Hans J on January 28, 2014, 06:54:31 AM: I have in this time some seedlings/offsets from species Hippeastrum for swap :

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11341.msg292306#msg292306 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11341.msg292306#msg292306)

Hans
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Stephen on February 27, 2014, 11:26:51 AM: Hello everyone:

My H. pardinum flowered today! :)
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Hans J on February 27, 2014, 11:37:28 AM: Fantastic ! ...my congratulation

Hans
Title: Re: Hippeastrum 2014
Post by: Maggi Young on February 27, 2014, 11:53:43 AM: Quote
author=Stephen link=topic=11203.msg296520#msg296520 date=1393500411]
Hello everyone:

My H. pardinum flowered today! :)

Hi Stephen - good flowers!