Stardust is a striking flower... my favorite...good work

Thanks Gordon.

Here is a Papilio x Night Star cross that opened a few days ago..

JT, very pretty cross, how long from seed to bloom??

3 years for that one.

Last of my new bulbs, Party (also sold as Pajama Party) from Royal Colors. Big variation in the intensity of color of the blooms on same scape. Royal Colors removed this cultivar from their website early in the season: perhaps there was a quality issue. Both of the bulbs that I got from RC, in Sept and in early Nov were half rotten on arrival. Maybe, the poor quality of the bulbs had an effect on the flowers. I discarded both bulbs after they bloomed.

That is a beautiful bloom, too bad you had to get rid of them. Did you get a refund on them?

Red Pearl, this is her second year.
With the flash. Shimmering in the sunshine.


Natural light from the windows, color is fairly accurate.

oooh! that is a compelling red shimmering in the sunshine...with the snow!

'Purple Rain'
Not purple, but a nice pink

Very pretty even it it isn't purple. I would like a nice purple.

Me too !

This is a white seedling #9537 that I got 3 years ago.

Margaret, that's a nice white seedling.
How did you come to be the proud owner of #9537?
And, do you call it something just for fun or stick with the number?

Dirt, I bought it along with Red Lion because they were on sale for 1/2 price at the local pharmacy after Christmas, the white had a tag with 9537, no name, it was in bad shape and I nursed it back to health. They were my first Amaryllis and of course I was hooked. So you think I should name her??

I tend to call everything something (usually inappropriate), so I was just wondering...

Margaret,I do not believe you should name this plant as that can lead to a lot of confusion later.The hybridizer gave it a reference number and it should be left at that.Now,that said,we do need a system for naming our personal hybrids that have multiplied to the point we can spread them around.It is sad that no such system exists except for the impossible foreign registry system now in place.I still have hope for a north/south American registry.

dirtdorphins said:
And, do you call it something *just for fun* or stick with the number?

Yikes! I never meant to suggest naming the plant!
I was referring to the idea of a nickname because I don't tend to think of my babies as numbers--I was just curious if she had a nickname for it or not.

No no, I knew exactly what you meant Dirt, it would be just my personal name for her.

JT, is anyone working on getting a "north/south American registry." set up at this time?????

Okay, well,
Here is my red one, 'Liberty', today
...should be worth clicking on, all the better to see that color