Hippeastrum Cybister Chico, part 1

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Chico is a Hippeastrum classified as cybister. It is the most spider-looking of all hippeastrums, with small thin petals, burgundy coloured veining.

This is my first cybister .... so, I am pretty excited to see it blooming

The scape is slim and tall ... like a supermodel


The night before the first bloom, the top view ...


and the top view with full bloom ...


Side view ...


Up-close ...


With Tosca ... almost similar color scheme!


With the dainty Roseum ...

White Ginger Lily, Butterfy Ginger Lily

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White Ginger Lily aka Butterfly Ginger yang semerbak keharumannya ....

The bud on 22 Mar


and on 1 Apr


On 2 Apr ... dah keluar 2 tanduk


Pagi ni ... dah kembang macam kupu-kupu


Harum semerbak, terus diserbu sang kumbang ;P ;P ;P


A must have in a garden ... bentuk pokok macam halia, senang hidup, harum semerbak ...

Fireball Lily or Scadoxus Multiflorus

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No, it is not a fire! It is just that I see my 'fireball lily' bloom this week. It is just like a fireball, so fluffy, so yummy, I feel like squeezing it!

At first I thought there would be no bloom because last week, it appeared to bloom whilst inside the bud .... well, as time progress, the scape lengthened and .... walllaaa .... the bloom itself.

Looked like it was blooming within the bud ...


Terlintuk, before being supported with a plant stake ...


Now, it is standing tall and proud ...


A closer look ...


A very very close look ....

Hippeastrum NOID Red n White

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This species is widely available in Cameron Highland where they were planted as garden bed by the roadside.

I purchased the clump in when it was blooming in September last year ...and this time it has rebloomed under my TLC! I am pretty pleased with the bloom.

The bud, when I first noticed it on 21st Mar ...


The flower buds ...


And the blooms ...




A close-up


Planted en masse by the roadside in Cameron Highland

Amaryllis in Groups

The photo series, this time in groups of 2s, 3's and 4's ...

Ragtime and Rock n Roll


Ragtime, Amalfi and Rock n Roll


Tosca and Rock n Roll


Rock n Roll and Red n White


Tosca and Fireball Lily


Rock n Roll, Tosca, Ragtime and Red n White


Red n White and Tosca


Tosca and Rock n Roll


Red n White, Tosca and Rock n Roll


Red n White, Tosca and Rock n Roll

Hippeastrum Tosca, part 2

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Enjoy the photo series ...

Hippeastrum Tosca, part 1

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Extract from Cik Wiki ...

[i]Tosca (pronounced: /‘t̪oska/) is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Victorien Sardou's drama, La Tosca. The work premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on January 14, 1900.

One of the most dramatic of operas, dismissed by musicologist Joseph Kerman as a "shabby little shocker",[1] Tosca is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire and appears as number 8 on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America.[2][/i]

Now, let's watch Tosca, the Hippeastrum ....

The bulb, received on 11th Mar, having its roots soaked ...


On the 15th Mar, the two tips of the bud were peeking ...


On the 21st Mar, the buds are growing so slowly ...


On the 23rd Mar ... see the big fat bud ...


On the 30th Mar ... the flower buds ...


On the 31st Mar, morning, the symmetrical flower buds ...


Wallaaa ... the bloom late in the day of 31st Mar .. so tantalisingly and mesmerisely beautiful ... the maroon coloured petals, the veining, and the creamish bottom half ...