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Nov 10, 2019 4:33 PM CST
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Hello everyone. I purchased what was called a "Dwarf Evergreen Amaryllis" about 6+ years ago. For the first 4+ years I didn't treat it like a regular Amaryllis in the sense that I stopped watering it and let it go dormant. It never flowered in the first four years. In the late fall of 2017 I let it go dormant and in spring of 2018 had a very nice display of flowers. So I did the same thing in the fall of 2018, but no flowers this year. I have had zero success of trying to ID this lovely plant. I definitely agree it's dwarf in comparison as to what I am used to seeing leaf wise on Amaryllis, but not too sure about the evergreen part. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much in advance

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Nov 10, 2019 6:13 PM CST
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Looks like it could be a sonatini

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Nov 11, 2019 8:43 AM CST
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Thank you! The sonatini do look like what I have. Very much appreciate it ^^
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Nov 15, 2019 5:45 AM CST
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I am going to make an educated guess on your bulb. The flower reminds me of Supreme Garden, which was a sonatini type sold by Brent and Becky's Nursery several years ago. It was very popular as a garden amaryllis, since it was fairly cold tolerant: Dwarf, clumping, and evergreen. A photo of my clump of SG, planted in the ground, is in the NGA database. It has never fully recovered from being dug up 5 years ago ( to keep my puppy from eating it) and put in a pot. There has only been about a 10% blooming rate since then. Sonatini types can take a long time to establish themselves, before they bloom, and don't necessarily bloom every year. The pot is on my lanai, I keep it going and hope that someday I'll be pleasantly surprised to have lots of blooms. Don't let the colors of the photos throw you. Reds and Oranges are notoriously difficult to photograph. Depending on natural light and a camera flash, the colors can really vary.
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Nov 17, 2019 8:03 AM CST
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Thank you so much! I would agree that they are the same flower. Good to know that it is indeed evergreen. I've been debating with myself if I wanted to let it go dormant again this year, which I really didn't want to do. Thank you again! ^^
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Nov 17, 2019 8:28 AM CST
Name: Sue Taylor
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I had Supreme Garden when I lived in the States and absolutely loved it. I'd love to have it again.
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