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Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 12:29 pm
by mikhurram
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Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 12:32 pm
by mikhurram
Among the whites, Mont Blanc is the best white amaryllis ever.

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 12:46 pm
by mikhurram
Some crosses and Lemon Lime.

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 1:04 pm
by mikhurram
Benfica and Dynamite are the best single red amaryllis.

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 2:47 pm
by Kaleem
Beautiful collection. :)

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 3:27 pm
by mikhurram
Some Cybisters.

A list of amaryllis which are worth having.
1. Single White colour (Mont Blanc)
2. Double White (Alfresco)
2. Cybisters (Lima, Chico and La Paz).
3. Single Orange (Orange Sovereign and Rilona).
4. Single Red (Benfica and Dynamite)
5. Lime Green (Evergreen, Lemon Lime, Moonlight and Jade Serpent)
6. Best Double (Dancing Queen)
7. Exquisite Colour (Picotee single)
8. For Fragrance (Jewel)
9. Single peach Colour (Apple blossom)
10. Any of African Amaryllis (Bloom Size)

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 7:17 pm
by UMARKHANMARDAN
Khuram sb my first love have dried buds this year.i think the it was due to cold temps when i purchased it.your Alfrasco is so beautiful.Amaryllis is my most loved bulb specially the doubles.Every morning i use to stand by the pots of amaryllis on my patio.they are very easy to grow bulbs aren,t they.

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 7:25 pm
by mikhurram
Amaryllis are extremely hardy and easy to grow. I was unable to post the picture of Alfresco which i believe is the best double in white.

I forget to label the double white which is "White Nymph). Some of my favourites like Picotee (single), Chico and Rilona failed to bloom this year. Lemon Lime for some strange reason has a tendency to rot. Papillio flowers once and then fails to flower for 6-7 years and then starts giving bloom regularly.

Personally i prefer the singles which i believe are more striking. One can also cross easily with the single varieties.

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 7:30 pm
by UMARKHANMARDAN
Papilio is so beautiful.but i don,t what happened to mine.it flowered once after purchase.Alfresco is beautiful.Alfresco was first to flower in my garden.Rosseta was second,Rock & roll was third to flower.but My first love failed to flower.but it has send up some leaves.i think it will flower next year Inshallah.Khuram i have stopped purchasing the singles.i,l post pictures soon inshallah.

Re: Amaryllis

Posted: April 18th, 2013, 7:43 pm
by Kaleem
Your Lima and La Paz are really pretty.

One of my friend gave me one bulb of Papillio last year that was very weak and he told me it happened every year after flowering and it never produced offsets. Bulb is in my garden in a pot, looking healthy but didnot bloomed this year.
Is there any special instructions for growing Papillio bulbs?