Bea, thanks, the La Paz is a beauty! I brought it at a local nursery and it was even marked down; and the Exotic Star and Dancing Queen, I ordered from Easy to Grow Bulbs. The Apple B. and Red Lion, I picked up at Target after Christmas sale. All the others, I received in trades. My SIL gave me the solid reds and my other SIL gave me the white with stripes.

I don't remember if I amended the soil when I planted them; may have added some fertilizer in the hole. I ripped out the asparagus ferns that were there when we moved in about 6 years ago; I really haven't done much for them. A double red one didn't bloom this year.

Tell me what you do for yours.

I just looked at Sweet Dreams and you got some beauties.

Betsy,
I see you live in Texas and grow your hybrid amaryllis out side. Very nice. I can only grow Naked Lady amaryllis outside it's the only hardy one that I know of in zone 8b.
The hybrids are grown for the Holidays. Once the bloom they are treated like indoor plants until weather permits then they are placed out on a covered patio.
In Aug sept I bring them all inside nonwater usually until the leaves have browned. Then replant in pots for holiday blooms.

Bea, supposedly Sonatini amaryllis will grow outside down to zone 7

Thank you Rj will give it a try..

mine

The species H. johnsonii (St. Joseph's Lily) is also supposed to be hardier than most hybrids. Some of nurseries that specialize in native plants list this one.

RJ, nice to see a posted bloom in what is normally the inactive period on this forum.

I forgot the exact species of this one, lost tag, I think Hippeastrum reginae. picture from last week

it was bloomed at the same time as Eithea blumenaviana. I found that my Eithea is self sterille, never got any seed


I use pollen from H reginae aff to pollinate the Eithea, and today seems pod are developing


I got another Eithea bloom pollinated by Griffiana espiritensis to day. Hopefully they will match.

Beautiful!

Thanks Rj
Here is the bloom of Griffinia espiritensis I used as pollen parent today, next to the Eithea

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I like 'Sitting Bull'.

Like Christopher John!

crawgarden said:

Looks like Charisma. One of my favoriates. The flower lasted for several weeks . It is an unusual color .

Looks like you have quite a few potted amaryllis bulbs. I still have 12 new bulbs to plant not in the database, as soon as it warms up enough outside. I have several 4'x12" cedar pots ready outside. Then will pull them in Oct and plant in Nov for the holiday blooms. At least that's the plan.

Hi All,

Sooo recently, i've been more and more sus. as to what the difference between Amaryllis "Red Lion" and Amaryllis "Red Rival" are ?
like certain characteristics or any small detail that differentiates them both ?

for the past few years, ive had 2 bulbs (now, like 6) that ive been categorizing as such ..... but now i have no idea. Any help would be appreciated.

JayZeke said: Hi All,
Sooo recently, i've been more and more sus. as to what the difference between Amaryllis "Red Lion" and Amaryllis "Red Rival" are ?
like certain characteristics or any small detail that differentiates them both ?
for the past few years, ive had 2 bulbs (now, like 6) that ive been categorizing as such ..... but now i have no idea. Any help would be appreciated.

According to emaryllis.com "2008 Penning hybrid, first marketed in the U.S. in 2012. With a name like 'Red Rival' you might think that this would be Penning's bid to unseat 'Red Lion' as the preeminent red amaryllis. What actually have is a cultivar that leans to the orange side of red (termed "bright red") or perhaps the red side or orange is more like it! The flowers are mid-size, silky and deep, rather than flat. It is productive, stout, and possessed of many good qualities; an improved 'Floris Hekker' more than a 'Red Lion' poseur to these eyes. Great for pot culture, especially when foliage presents with the flowers."
Red Lion: https://www.emaryllis.com/phot...

Red Rival: https://www.emaryllis.com/phot...

Thanks to Christie for reposting the emaryllis.com explanation of the differences between Red Lion and Red Rival.

cwhitt said:

THANK YOU soooo very much, Christie!
i believe i have some homework to do this afternoon