More Amaryllis Blooms...

"Dancing Queen" . Love how all four blooms are open.

I have biggish hands, too. (Size 9 ring finger.)

Christmas Gift in mid-May.

It's the thought that counts.......

That's a nice display! Nothing wrong with a little Christmas in May. :)

LOOKING FOR THE VERY DARKEST RED SINGLES. ANYONE KNOW SOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE US?

Try John Scheepers website.

Last of the blooms, it seems.

"Rilona".

This is the second scape from a HUGE bulb. Alas, all the blooming and seed-producing has kept root production at a minimum. A few leaves started, then halted at about 2.5 inches.

At one point there were 4 of 5 flowers open at once on the last scape, but I didn't get any pix. :-(

Robert.

Great color.

boojum~

Thanks. Having the plant bloom outside made the colors quite intense, even more so than my cam could capture. When they were fully matured, the blooms had a deep almost saturated orange. So nice.

As you can see, too, the second scape is shorter than the first due to the stronger light it received.

Robert.

DOES ANYONE KNOW SOURCES FOR THE DARKEST RED SINGLES? IN US CATALOGS, THE ONLY "BLACK"-RED AMARYLLIS I OCCASIONALLY FIND OFFERED ARE ONLY SEMI-DARK: ROYAL VELVET, ROMA, AND SOMEWHAT DARKER: RED PEARL, BLACK PEARL (I THINK THESE TWO ARE THE SAME). NONE OF THESE IS NEARLY AS DARK AS WHAT I SAW IN HOLLAND A FEW YEARS AGO.
CHEERS!
TOM ANDREWS
DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS

Not sure that I've ever seen any that were a very dark red, more on the orange-ish side. There is this one ~ http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&mainPage=prod2working&ItemId=7049&PrevMainPage=advsearchresults&scChannel=Bulbs%20AS&SearchText=p16.v223;p11.v97&OfferCode=S1H
And some helpful info. :) http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/395147/

'Piquant' made a spicy display this morning.

Robert.

Robert,
So good to see! Great red! I forgot to post Grandma Dora (h. striatum) which is blooming now.

I finally got a camera! This is the first picture I am posting from this camera.

This is the third time "Aphrodite" has bloomed since I got it from eflower garden this winter.The first 2 times were in the house in water but now it is outside in the ground.

WOW. Lucky you! Congrats on your camera, too!

boojum~

Thanks for sharing the lovely "Grandma Dora".

downscale_babe~

Mighty Aphrodite!

Robert.

This is the second set of blooms from "Dancing Queen" the first bloomed June 20th and was very short, about 1' now the second set have opened on July 16 and are nearly 2' high. Color and flower size the same. I had them in the same place the whole time. That's nature for you. I have ordered some new ones on the coop running now. I just need to figure out how to get them to bloom when I want them to bloom. Any suggestions? Grandma Dora which I saw in person is unbelievable. I did order Aphrodite which I have always wanted plus several others. Some for gifts. Patti

very beautiful