Re: Amaryllis belladonna
- Subject: Re: Amaryllis belladonna
- From: T* &* M* R*
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:46:53 +1200
Joe Seals wrote:
>
> Pam, et al:
>
> According to Mark Griffiths' "Index of Garden Plants"
> (RHS), there are at least 12 separate, named
> selections (colors) of the species Amaryllis
> belladonna. Among these 12 is 'Hathor' ("flowers
> white")....
A NZ bulb book describes "Hathor" as "white flushed with apricot in the
throat"
and also lists 'Beacon' (cerise) and var blanda with pure white flowers.
(I have seen Beacon, but it was too loud-coloured to suit my taste, but
Hathor does sound nice.)
It adds " several double-flowered forms are becoming available,
producing up to four large flowers per stem and two stems per bulb. Most
are multicoloured, pink and white or red and white being among those
offered"
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand, SW Pacific. 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Time
