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Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: It's a low growing ground cover plant with attractive fleshy leaves. Will regrow in free draining soil from stems remnants or seed, I find it likes to be kept moist.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-06-23

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: This sets around my garden, if it likes the location it will make a large, attractive plant.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-06-29

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: It grows tall, around 6 feet or more (2 metres). Very hardy and continues to please after 10 plus years in the ground.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-06-21

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: Flowers really are a rich deep blue! Grows well in sandy, acidic soil mulched with organic compost in partial sun.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-06-21

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: When it bulks up it makes a good show.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-04-11

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: To see the pattern you have to get down low, a hidden beauty worth dirty knees!
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-04-11

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: Leaves have some mottling.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-04-05

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: I was pleaed to see this flower, one I had wanted and got. Flowers are large and scented. First winter I kept it inside, winter 2009/10 it survived in a greenhouse in quite a cold winter but the very harsh winter 2010/11 killed it. :(
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-08-22

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: I bought a pot which had 4 bulbs, split them and they flowered after two more years in 2010. They survived in large pots in a greenhouse the previous winters, the harsh winter 2010/11 kiled them.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-08-16

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: The flowers opened from the bottom up.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-09-01

Gallery: Stamens, filaments and pistils
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: A first open flower.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-08-23

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: Happy under a huge Horse Chestnut tree in a built up bed with gritty 'river soil' and lots of leaf compost.
Photo location: My garden near LIncoln UK.
Date of photo: 2008-02-10

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 2, 2011
Caption: Early to flower, they bulk up when happy.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-02-10

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 1, 2011
Caption: More creamy streaks appear in the flowers as they age.
Photo location: My garden near Lincon UK
Date of photo: 2009-03-15

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 1, 2011
Caption: They make an early spring show, lasting well.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-03-21

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: December 1, 2011
Caption: These had steadily increased over a few years, a reliable dwarf Tulip in free draining soil where they get some sun.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-03-09

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 1, 2011
Caption: Easily grown from seed, I keep them in a pot in a greenhouse from spring, bring inside in winter.
Photo location: Near Lincoln UK.
Date of photo: 2008-10-21

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 1, 2011
Caption: A dramatic flower making several per stem at the top, they grow quite tall and lanky but worthwhile growing.
Photo location: Near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-10-21

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 30, 2011
Caption: Formerly called Encyclia cochleata. I've had this for years, it's permanently in flower making a new pseudo bulb as one finishes flowering. It's a success in our cool humid climate below an east facing window.
Photo location: My home, near Lincoln UK.
Date of photo: 2008-04-05

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: November 30, 2011
Caption: First flowers from small plants acquired from the African Garden, UK, National Collection of Amaryllis. Plant kept in pot in greenhouse, killed by severe winter 2010/11
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK.
Date of photo: 2009-09-09