Hippeastrum

Aka amaryllis

Very on point for Christmas!

Beautiful banner Stefan.

Lovely bloom makes a lovely banner!

A stately slice of a stately plant. Well done.

'Red Lion' ?

I first saw one ~40 yrs ago at a friend's parent's home. (funny how some memories
stay with you).

It was in a pot "in" the living room window, and I remember how the whole plant...
the large bulb, stately stalk, leaves, & especially the large beautiful scarlet
blooms (3!)....totally impressed me.

They are elegant plants.
And , make excellent banners & Christmas presents.

EscondidoCal said:'Red Lion' ?

I first saw one ~40 yrs ago at a friend's parent's home. (funny how some memories
stay with you).

It was in a pot "in" the living room window, and I remember how the whole plant...
the large bulb, stately stalk, leaves, & especially the large beautiful scarlet
blooms (3!)....totally impressed me.

They are elegant plants.
And , make excellent banners & Christmas presents.

I inherited this from my late grandmother, repotted it, and made it bloom again...
Its been there since I was a child. So at least some 20 years old....

I inherited this from my late grandmother, repotted it, and made it bloom again...
Its been there since I was a child. So at least some 20 years old....

That makes it extra special.

Thanks for sharing that, Stefan.
I hope it will be blooming another 20yrs at least.
Peace & Happiness to you & your family.

I'm sure this has been elsewhere but my Christmas Amaryllis are starting to go down. What's the next plan for it? I'm not wanting to toss it if I can get it to bloom annually.

Stefan, what do you do? You've been very successful.

for the , Cal!

EscondidoCal said:Stefan, what do you do? You've been very successful.

Its probably a very old plant. This year it has been exposed outdoor for the summer(in the shade though) .
My other grandmother is taking most of the care. But the repotting and watering regime is set for cacti and done by me.

So, you set it out for summer, then bring it indoors to overwinter? Do you force it indoors as well? Or just let it flower outside?

Zoia said:So, you set it out for summer, then bring it indoors to overwinter? Do you force it indoors as well? Or just let it flower outside?

This was an indoor bloom from last winter

Here is an article on care of amaryllis, & basically what I do.
But I also trim the old roots back to ~ 1".

Excellent! I will follow instructions and hopefully have an annual buddy plant in December or January.

Stefan, a beautiful Christmas-red color on your "slice" of amaryllis. What a nice memento of your grandmother.