Hippeastrum, the true Puniceum?

I have been eyeing this variety at eBay from a few sellers in Thailand because I could not find it at local nursery here.

Hehehe .... today is definitely my lucky day! I dropped in at a local nursery to buy a few bags of potting soil ... as usual, I would walk around the nursery just to browse around and see if I could find any new interesting plants. I walked to the back of the nursery, to the the section where there was the nurseryman's work area ... YAAY! I saw this orange hippeastrum that had creamish yellow centre ... the center is a knigh star shape, and the blooms measuring 4 inches.

The price tag was RM5.00 but managed to bargain it down to RM4.00 per polibag. If I were to buy it from Thailand, it might cost me more than RM30, including postage.

Here are the blooms

Orchid : Cattleya

My two cattleya's that I bought at the same place at the same time in Decembar last year are giving out blooms at the same time. One is coloured yellow and the other coloured orange ...

Peruvian Lily

Peruvian Lily or the scientific name, Eucrosia Bicolor .... tangerine, smallish with long stamens. Many blooms per scape

Hippeastrum Giraffe

Miniature .... 4 inches ... maroon veinings on a light green petals. Only 2 blooms from this scape, one is facing upward!

Hippeastrum Vera

Pretty in pink ... and large

Hippeastrum Naranja

Orange ... large petals



Close uppppp

Japanese Roses : new additions

Last week/weekend there were some new additions to my JR collection. Now I am in the process of replanting them again, in planter's box and in 4" plastic pots. I hope that come this Raya, all my JR will bloom profusely, provided the Meally bugs do not get to kill them first :-)

Here are the new additions :

1) Pointed Leaves, large 'Dazzle Doubles' orange


Pictured with the other small multilayered variety


These 'Dazzle Doubles' JRs, I notice, are bigger in size, and do not sleep at night. Early morning, the blooms are already open ...

2) Pointed leaves, large 'Dazzle Doubles' Red


3) Pointed leaves, large single white, get it from a friend


4) Oval leaves, large single orange, also given by a friend
No flower yet, but it is a large single, with rounded leaves.

Here are more more photos of JRs in bloom

'Dazzle Doubles' White, pictured next to the small multilayered white


'Dazzle Doubles' pink


Here is a better picture of 'Dazzle Doubles' cream


Enjoy the photos :-)

Hippeastrum Blossom Peacock

Small double ... white with bright pink edges ... simply beautiful ... long lasting

Also from Royal Colors. I wanted to purchase it earlier last season but it was sold out. Royal Colors sent me as one of the Surprise Bulbs (3 Surprise Bulbs in a wooden box). So I am extremely happy and grateful ....

Japanese Roses

Non amaryllis ... Japanese roses, small blooms measuring from 2 cm to 4 cm, but will produce beautiful and colourful blooms. I have them planted in pots and planter's boxes ...

Oval leaves, large single magenta flower


Oval leaves, large single yellow flower


Oval leaves, small hybrid white flower


Oval leaves, small hybrid, yellow flower


Oval leaves, small single magenta flower


Pointed leaves, large single magenta flower


Pointed leaves, large double pink flower


Pointed leaves, large double yellow flower


Pointed leaves, large double white flower


Pointed leaves, large double cream flower


Pointed leaves, small multilayered red flower


Pointed leaves, small multilayered orange flower


Pointed leaves, small multilayered pink/white flower


Pointed leaves, small multilayered pink flower


Pointed leaves, small multilayered white flower


Pointed leaves, small multilayered purple flower


I think that's all!

Those already can not be traced :
1) Oval leaves, small single white flower
2) Pointed leaves, large single white flower

Hippeastrum Parodii 'Germa'

Note : Hippeastrum and Amaryllis are technically two different words and are used differently by botanists. Hipeastrum is the more correct word but amaryllis is more generally used. I try to use the correct correct word in my blog as much as possible.

Germa is my first yellow hippeastrum and is classified as trumpet by commercial sellers. It is by far, the smallest hippeastrum in my collection, even smaller than the widely available H Roseum.

Enjoy the photoseries ...


My Germa has this habit of curling back on its 1st day, then it will gradually return to its normal shape over a period of 1 day ....


Pictured with H Roseum because i want to compare the size


I also want to compare its trumpetness ... obviously Germa's trumpet is longer


Pictured next to a yellow plastic pot


Pictured with H Charisma (note : Charisma is on its 4th scape, which I hope is the last scape :-))


Pictured with Benfica


and in between Benfica and Charisma


I got my Germa from Royal Colors. Germa was no listed at its online shop, but was sent to me as replacement bulbs for my Pink Floyd that I received rotten.

Again, a special thanks to Royal Colors!