I found two scapes on two different plants this week.


The photo below shows the dark leaves of one of them; all my other ones have green leaves rather than this dark shade. Is this unusual?

I have 2 that have a reddish cast on the leaves when they are small; also the stalks, they have been doing it for several years. The stalk and leaves to the left of the Gervase amaryllis. I think it may be Apple Blossom

I think the leaf color is related to the particular cultivar. Maybe five percent of mine show red leaves and stalks when they emerge from the ground.

My Butterfly Papilio have those red leaes - then they usually turn green

Here's the boom with the dark leaves:




Does anyone know the name of this beauty?

Crawgarden, Gravase: what color! Very lovely

Betsy, that is Hippeastrum striatum which is a species not a hybrid. A very common garden amaryllis in the Southern garden. An early bloomer.

Thanks, Barbara.

Here's one this morning:



Looks like red lion??

I think that it is probably Red Lion.

Here are two more without names:

All the reds are coming up, striatum, and apple blossom.

Beautiful!

I must confess, I get a little jealous of you Southerners who get to garden most of the year through.

A bunch of Amaryllis getting ready to do their Spring thing!

Here's what popped up at my house. There were two other blooms that hadn't open yet as of the time of the picture.

Dan, welcome to the forum. Enjoy seeing your blooms.