Showing posts with label amaryllis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amaryllis. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - March 2014
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day! The orchids seem to be loving this month. Many are in bloom while others have begun spiking.
I love roses but roses do not love the Tropics. I am always on the lookout for cultivars that can grow here. The shrub rose 'Belinda's Dream', with its many pink petals, seems to be doing alright.
Pink Amaryllis
The dendrobium anosmum orchid has produced its annual inflorescence a month earlier than last year. There are more blooms too, as a result of better care given.
Dendrobium Anosmum Orchid
Spathoglottis Ground Orchid
Hard-Cane Dendrobium Orchid
Dendrobium 'Sripho Stripe' Orchid
I love roses but roses do not love the Tropics. I am always on the lookout for cultivars that can grow here. The shrub rose 'Belinda's Dream', with its many pink petals, seems to be doing alright.
Shrub Rose 'Belinda's Dream'
Hard-Cane Dendrobium Orchid
Pink Wax Begonia
Red Wax Begonia
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Saturday, March 08, 2014
White Amaryllis With A Green Throat
'Picotee', which I blogged about previously, is the second bulb to flower. It is another mislabel. The flower is whitish with a green throat. The mislabeling is not a big deal because I ended up with a new cultivar once again. In addition, as noted before, I already have a 'Picotee' in my collection.
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Monday, March 03, 2014
Pink Amaryllis
Last month I visited one of the larger garden outlets on the island. To my surprise they had tons of imported amaryllis bulbs in bloom. I was waiting two years for new bulbs and they didn't even advertise the shipment, which they usually do!
Most of the bulbs seemed to have already been sold, and the ones already sending out scapes and/or in bloom were potted up and sold at a higher price. I wasn't going to purchase those, so to my delight I found two boxes of bare bulbs slightly discounted. Initially there was several varieties but only these were left so I was somewhat disappointed. In addition, these two varieties were labelled Picotee, which I already have one of, and 'Red Lion', which is a common red. Nothing to get excited about. It's been so long since I had imported bulbs so I still purchased one of each and quickly potted them up anticipating their gorgeous blooms.
'Red Lion' sent up a scape first. The scape began to unfurl and it seemed odd. It was dark pink instead of red! Pink amaryllis cultivars are not as common as the red and white ones so it is a pleasant surprise. I am actually glad this one is a mislabel.
This is not the first time I received a mislabeled bulb. Amaryllis bulbs are mislabeled far too often. In this instance it worked to my benefit but what about those who purchase special cultivars only to receive a more common one? I wouldn't be too pleased.
Most of the bulbs seemed to have already been sold, and the ones already sending out scapes and/or in bloom were potted up and sold at a higher price. I wasn't going to purchase those, so to my delight I found two boxes of bare bulbs slightly discounted. Initially there was several varieties but only these were left so I was somewhat disappointed. In addition, these two varieties were labelled Picotee, which I already have one of, and 'Red Lion', which is a common red. Nothing to get excited about. It's been so long since I had imported bulbs so I still purchased one of each and quickly potted them up anticipating their gorgeous blooms.
'Red Lion' sent up a scape first. The scape began to unfurl and it seemed odd. It was dark pink instead of red! Pink amaryllis cultivars are not as common as the red and white ones so it is a pleasant surprise. I am actually glad this one is a mislabel.
This is not the first time I received a mislabeled bulb. Amaryllis bulbs are mislabeled far too often. In this instance it worked to my benefit but what about those who purchase special cultivars only to receive a more common one? I wouldn't be too pleased.
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Orange Amaryllis
I am very fond of the amaryllis as it was one of the first plants I grew when I started gardening as a tween. I had rescued some peach coloured amaryllis type bulbs from a neighbour who dumped them. Although not as spectacular as the Dutch type hybrids available today, they did well. Quite hardy, they multiplied and bloomed well. Unfortunately, due to several projects around the house over the years, the garden bed where they grew was destroyed. It's possible that a bulb or two may have survived and are dormant for now.
The amaryllises around here are mostly single reds and a couple other passalong cultivars of varying colours. Grouped together in gardens beds in full sun, established plants seem to bloom on cue at certain times of the year. Thus "forcing" these bulbs to produce blooms is rarely practiced here.
Amaryllis plants are occasionally available for sale and imported bulbs even less so. Two years ago I purchased some bulbs when they became available. I got several varieties but all were not true to name. I didn't keep proper labels so each bloom is a mystery unless it is a particularly recognizable cultivar. Two years after their initial blooms, one bulb decided to grace me with a bloom. I guess I could get regular blooms if I "force" the bulbs, but I'll leave them as is and just enjoy their randomness.
This amaryllis bloomed in all its orange glory fittingly for Halloween.
The amaryllises around here are mostly single reds and a couple other passalong cultivars of varying colours. Grouped together in gardens beds in full sun, established plants seem to bloom on cue at certain times of the year. Thus "forcing" these bulbs to produce blooms is rarely practiced here.
Amaryllis plants are occasionally available for sale and imported bulbs even less so. Two years ago I purchased some bulbs when they became available. I got several varieties but all were not true to name. I didn't keep proper labels so each bloom is a mystery unless it is a particularly recognizable cultivar. Two years after their initial blooms, one bulb decided to grace me with a bloom. I guess I could get regular blooms if I "force" the bulbs, but I'll leave them as is and just enjoy their randomness.
This amaryllis bloomed in all its orange glory fittingly for Halloween.
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