a re-blooming ruby star!!

12 years ago

Hi!

Just wanted to share my re-blooming Ruby Star..I do think this is just one of the most outstanding varieties. The stem is 19" she may have been shorter last year..there are 5 flowers (I think there were 5 last time) and the flowers measure about 6 1/2" but they curl back..5 full grown leaves grew before the scape emerged..I just love her!!

I took pictures inside and outside with and without flash and just didn't seem to be able to capture the correct color which is a dark cherry red..the color of a ripe Bing cherry..and at night in low light she almost looks black..and with her white filaments and fuzzy feet hanging down she is really amazing. The filaments hang way down and have a sheen to them and almost look like silk..I wasn't successful pollination on her last year I'll probably try again this year..her pollen didn't work on anything either and I don't remember

what I tried.

Thanks for looking..

Donna

and all spidery..

I really do hope that you all have one of these..ETGB's has them on sale now for about $8..If I didn't already have 2, I'd buy another!!

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Comments (8)

fishing_dentist
12 years ago
She is a big beauty! Congratulations Donna! With a bit luck of no mislabeled bulbs from ETGB and the big help of Patricia i have it too now! I am in hopefull waiting.
Lots of greets!
Bytheway i would love, to be a little mouse and walk around on Your windowsills! :-)
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
Original Author
12 years ago
Frank, I hope when you ordered Ruby Star that you got a few of the others too.. Opal Star for one..and you definitely wouldn't want to be a mouse in my house, you'd get eaten by the predator..he looks gentle here, but he weighs 18 1bs and eats so much we have to substitute his food with mice
{{gwi:375439}}

Just kidding...

Donna
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grant_in_arizona
12 years ago
Really pretty, Donna, thanks for taking the time and effort to share the pics with everyone. It's always so nice when our amaryllis re-bloom under our care, isn't it? This one is really just gorgeous. Good growing! Thanks again, Grant.
fishing_dentist
12 years ago
Oh that predator i fear quite a lot!!!
He looks very satisfied! :-)
Donna my bulb did arrive from Patricia just before the big frost came. We have now a high from russia here with -10Ã¯Â¿Â½C and in the forecast is more frost. Brrrrr.
I dont want imagin, could happen, when the bulbs arrived one week later...
I ordered only ruby star and cherry crush. Opal star i had not in my mind, but bytheway i have to limit myself a lot!
My containers will explode otherwise.
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
Original Author
12 years ago
Frank, If I'm not mistaken..Cherry Crush aka Suductress IS Opal Star....

Donna
fishing_dentist
12 years ago
Thanks Donna! I whas confused! Why did they gave the baby 2 different namens?
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
Original Author
12 years ago
"Three" names Frank!! "Three" names..Good Question!! People are still confused about it...!! Maybe they thought she was so beautiful that she deserved 3 names like people..a first, middle and last....

Donna
fishing_dentist
12 years ago
Ok i am full of hope, the bulb is one of these 3! :-)
Greets to You Donna!
Cappuchino is well?