I would love to have some of the amaryllis red with white

I would love to have some of the amaryllis red with white stripe. The one I see growing everywhere.
I have heard them called pass-a-round because they do so well and multiply alot.

LMK waht you are looking for. Maybe we can trade.

Blessings,

Sandy ^8^

Sandy, is this the one you mean? If so, I got this one at Walmart today. They have them right now and they're only $3.93. I would have preferred to have gotten just a bulb not in bloom, but for that price, I couldn't resist. They had solid red ones, too.

That is beautiful. The on I am looking for is alot smaller bloom and in some places are called a pass a round plant because they multiply quickly. I have always seen them in yards but never in the store.

Thanks so much for thinking of me. You are a sweetie.

Blessings,
Sandy ^8^

I'll keep my eyes open!

I just found this.......

Garden Amaryllises -- The most popular is Hippeastrum x johnsonii. It is a deep crimson with white keels(strips) and bronze-tinted foliage; not usually found in nursery stock, so a great pass-along plant. One of the most cold-hardy Amaryllis it likes a little partial shade hut will accept direct sun. The pods produced by the Amaryllis bulb have black seeds that Will grow into new bulbs if planted. The Dutch hybrids bred mainly for pot culture can make good garden flowers in the South.

You can find it in the Plant Files. Looks like it's sold by Old House Gardens, but is expensive!

Here's a thread about it: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/393898/

That is it....I don't want it that bad. Goodness. It seems like things that do well
always cost alot. Maybe it will be on ebay one day.

Thanks for looking.

Blessings,
Sandy ^8^

No problem! :-)

You know one thing you are lucky about with your walmart bulb is that
you really know what color it is. I have bought so many from there and other places over the years that were suppose to be "Red Lion"
And they turned out another color. They are too pretty to bother trying to take back, but finally this spring I bought from Touch of Nature and they are beautiful Red. They were 10 for 20.00 in May.
It didn't say clearance but it was. Great place to buy from.

Blessings,
Sandy ^8^

Here is the other one. It's a hefty plant, and the bulb is really big, with already two starts of additional 'bulbs' at the base. I really need to stake it, but I don't have anything right now, so I used velcro tape to stabilize it for now. I have no clue what cultivar either of these are, since their tags don't say, they just have a picture of what they are. They could have put the name on them, since each tag shows actually what the bulb looks like, not just a generic amaryllis picture. Any clues for either one?

EDIT: I meant to add that this picture doesn't show how deep of red it is. They had some that were solid red the same color as the red in the striped one, but this one is a darker red.
The one in the pot behind the blooming one is a 'Papilio' that I just got from Brent & Becky's. I have that one in soil (only the bottom third or so of the bulb, with stones in the bottom of the pot for drainage).

This message was edited Oct 28, 2005 6:52 PM

I Love Jesus, I don't know if you are watching this thread still, but I might have the amaryllis you're looking for. Somebody gave it to me, so I don't know its name, but it's very hardy in 8a. It gets full sun, water atleast twice a month because it's next to a rose, a healthy dose of compost, cornmeal, slow release organic fertilizer and molasses in the spring and fall. The leaves are all brown now, but I read somewhere that I should wait till spring to dig it up. I need to dig them up and move them anyway, so if you want some I'll get them to you somehow. Are you going to the RU in College Station in April?

Instead of staking, you could turn it away from the window, probably 2-3 times a day. If it bends towards the light, turn it 180 degrees.

The other, short ones (about 1 foot tall) are Scarlet Baby (multiple stems and 2-4 single flowers per stem) or Lady Jane, Jewel, Aphrodite, Pasadena, Blossom Peacock and Red Peacock. All these last ones have double flowers and planted 3 in a large pot make quite a statement.

I do turn them and it helps, but both of them got so very tall! I wish I'd gone ahead and staked it because it fell off the computer desk and the heavy glass pot hit my Pentax Optio camera and damaged it so that it's frozen at the settings I was last using. None of the back buttons work anymore. Expensive lesson........

Silfluter, I want to go to College station. Not sure if I will make it. I would love to have some in the spring. I can send postage when you are ready. Or by then we will know if I am going I hope.

Thanks,
Blessings,
Sandy ^8^

kbaumle
Really sorry about your camera.

I Love Jesus, This amaryllis you were talking about is it also callled the schoolhouse lily? I'm pretty sure that's not what this is because mine is really tall, like 1 1/2 feet. And the flower is the size of a regular amaryllis. I did get some schoolhouse lilies from a friend. I'll ask her if she has any more.

I would love some of those if she has any.

I just found where the one I am looking for is called St Joseph Lily. Here is a picture. http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=28006

Thanks silverflutter

Well, I don't know, but I'll ask her.

I love Jesus, the person I mentioned who had the amaryllis is Frostweed, but she said she didn't have any more right now. Maybe in the spring. But she said they are solid red-not red and white. They are called oxblood lilies or schoolhouse lilies. They are antiques and very expensive to buy. The picture in the link you sent looks like mine that I need to dig up.

Mary Lee

I am really looking for yours if you ever have any to trade. I really love the red and white. I would like to have one like hers and let them multiply. Thank you so much.

Sandy

If I can get them dug up you're welcome to some of them. I don't really know when to do this though. They are pretty much dormant now, but I know very little about amaryllis, so when should I do this? Frostweed said she might have more oxblood lilies in the spring. If you haven't met her yet, she's a really wonderful lady. I think she's planning on being at the RU in April.

I believe it is when they are dormant you do it. When even I hve bought any they are dormant. I guess it would not shock them as much. And they will still bloom in the spring. Seems like what I read in the forum also. I will ask in this forum just to be safe. I would not want you to kill your babies.

Thanks,
Sandy ^8^