Wow!! I don't know which one I like best! Ambiance is on my list for next year, Gorgeous(!).......Exotica, one of my all time favorites, very beautiful.......your mislabeled Rilona, what do you think it is(?)....is it really that peachy(?).....just beautiful, Jewel....is a jewel, and I really like Surprise, is that a bit of a picotee edge on that one, very bright and beautiful!

Donna

Great looking flowers!! Could the mislabel be 'Faro'?

Your mislabeled looks somewhat like Amourette.

It's hard to tell...

Ann

Great pictures! I love the one of Ambiance - it has great depth.
Alana

Here is my actual update!
2 more doubles flowering still, but i dont know the names!
Both where gifts.
One looks like a double Picotee

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And the other is a pure white one whith huge flowers

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Greetings to You all!
I hope, i can post some more pictures before i spend my vacations in next tuesday.
I fly to Lima and maybe i find not only recreation but maybe some nice species of peruvian Hippies! :-)
Best regards
Frank

Ambiance produces only 4 flowers per umbel, under my husbandry, and I wonder. Last year I was successful as that I evoked a rich seed production following pollination through PapDon1; (TET x TET). To my knowledge, the formation of viable seeds and, notably in abundance, was unheared of, out of this cultivar, previously, AM I RIGHT???!
For reasons not worth to be detailed here, I did not sow out anything last season, though. But, better news follows hard & swiftly *LOL* namely: I have just repeated the same crosspollination, on three umbels and TWELVE flowers of Ambiance, respectively.

Thank you for sharing your pictures, Fishing-Dentist!

Thanks a lot for sharing!

I have to say that your Jewel took my breadth away!

- GM

When i did came back from my vacations in peru, my hippies gave me a warm welcome with some new flowers. Here some more of my flowers for You for an update.

Sweet Nymph

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Komo´s Sunshine, a japanese mini

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Best regards
frank

So many beauties, hard to pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing.

Jan

Sweet Nymph is gorgeous and Komo´s Sunshine is cute..

All the way from Germany to the Gulf Coast of America...

Melusine X PapDon2

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:-)
A very special and rare gift!
Congratulations. What have You done, to deserve this? ;-)

Unfortunately, it seems to be a secret...

I fell in love with PapDon2 when I first saw it. Awesome is not a good enough word.

I simply fell in love, and my passion for these beauties have no end!

Ann

I can feel with You!
I had this problem with Toscane!
I did run for her for years.
i think, i had 15 mislabeled, before i got one from a very kind and friendly person. She did find her in a big bunch in a botanical garden in Herrenhausen and did ask for a bulb for me! and they did gave one!!!!!!!
I whas so happy, You cannot believe!
:-)
Best regards
Frank

For garden- enthusiasts http://www.stadtpanoramen.de/hannover/herrenhaeuser_gaerten.html

Frank,

These seedlings are very special to me. I never asked Hans-Werner to send them to me. To my surprise, he simply did, I think, because he knew my love and passion for them.

These are indeed very special and rare gift that I will treasure forever!!!!!

Ann

Sweet Nymph is GORGEOUS and the color is OUTSTANDING!!!

Donna

Sweet Nymph is very sweet indeed...

Frank, Another special and treasured gift, the second bloom of many to come on Melusine X PapDon2. I'm not sure if anyone other than Hans-Werner deserves this one. It is definitely his creation. I just nourished and treasured these jewels, and now, I have the priviledge of enjoying them.

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I have it on good authority that Sweet Nymph will be widely available next year! YEAH! She was my favorite from the Amaryllis show at Keukenhof.
Kristi

And she is working hard.
My one had 3 flowerstems with 5 to 6 flowers.
But now she is really exhausted and i need to feed her well for surviving.
Ann this is amazing and puts the otherone in the shadow.
Hans- Werner has a luck hand!

Thank you for the lovely pictures.
Hans was right I am living in an area which is too hot for the bulbs I love. April is the time they bloom and this year it is already 44C at noon. Some buds are drying up without oppening and the flower lasts for only three days. Every effort of mine to get early blooms has failed.
What cant be cured, must be endured.

I sympathize with your plight, any chance for an air-condition sun/plant room for your favorites?!

OH! Kristi! That is very good news. I do like Sweet Nymph!

Frank, I believe that Hans-Werner not only has luck, but he has hybridized for so long that he has sort of a sixth sense.

I will do my best to follow up on all the long years of hard work and dedication to hippeastrum, specifically Papilio.

I am thrilled with both of them, but yes, the second is my favorite.

Ann

Frank, greetings from SW Florida. Nice to meet you! I am an old return to the forum. Your photos are very beautiful. I love the way you made Exotica look like a shimmering prom gown and Sweet Nymph looks to be queen of the Prom! Very pretty indeed!

Ann, that Melusine is to die for!! Wonderful of Hans to sharing with you. Melusine's lines remind me of the distinct lines of yourt "Charisma Mix" flowers that I showed you. Very distinctive and charming!

Here's some of my current blooms
Johnsonii
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Sorry but these are some special orchids
A Dendrobium cluster
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A Magenta fragrant Cattlea
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Back to Amaryllis....
Lemon and Lime
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Striatum "Miss Ethel" (Raydio)
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Rembrandt Van Rijn
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Hope you enjoyed my photos

very nice!
Do You grow them indoors or outside?
Is this a Frangipani (Plumeria) Next to the Johnsonii?
I love the fragrance and the flowers of Frangipani!!!!
Have some too, but they dont like the Indoor- growing. They had never bloom.
Best regards and thanks for sharing the pics!

Hi Cindee, Your lavender dendrobium cluster is just so beautiful (!) and your Rembrandt Van Rijn is gorgeous! Love them all!
Donna

Thanks everyone.

Frank, I grow most all of my Amaryllis outside. When it is cold or nasty I will bring them under the patio. That is a Plumeria, one of the few that survived our freezing temps this winter. I had a number of Plumeria/Frangipani trees but the frost did them in. My favorite fragrance I have no longer was was the brilliant yellow aztek gold...in better times
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This is so beautiful, i can smell it in my mind! :-)
I always remember my holyday in Southafrica lying on the pool, a light breese from the sea in the evening and then this smell!
Exciting!
Thanks a lot!

Wow! All your photos are wonderful - certainly I am not new to Amaryllis, but the box stores, where mine come from, don't have these!

Cindee, I still remember the Plumaria perfume I bought for my wife from Honololo in 1964. I never found the perfume again but have the plant ever since. Only some varieties have that intence fragrance.

Arif the Aztek Gold smelled like sweet, fresh peaches! The gold sunburst flower has peach colored streaks on the back.
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I really have to replace this tree, I miss it very much!

My indian fairy is some days gone, but i want to share the pic with You!

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Enjoy

Frank; It is lovely.

Just a little update for You all:
My Yume Mitai shows a new stem and 2 lovely flowers!
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And for Kristi an baby update, she is now 9 month:

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Your Yume never fails, blooms every year, huh?

How adorable is the baby girl :)

Yes Joshy i have 2 good growing Motherbulbs and i think twice a year i have these lovely flowers.
This baby is my light in the dark! Right after her mother. :-)

Frank!! Your family and your flowers are very lucky to have YOU!! I guess Yume Mitai is a lot more prolific than her almost look alike Grafitti..can't seem to get mine to bloom again..and your baby daughter is adorable!!

Donna

Can anyone tell me if Yume Mitai is currently available commercially?

Yume Mitai is a Japanese bulb that many of us purchased on EBay. Komoriya is currently selling hippeastrum/amaryllis bulbs on EBay after a hiatus of several months and although they do not currently have Yume Mitai for sale I'm sure they will again sell this variety in the near future.

Donnaâºâº

Hello drsrains,

Komoriya may list âÂÂYume Mitaiâ again on eBay. However, please note that their prices have risen dramatically. For example, Salmon Taenia, a papilio hybrid, was available for $35 last year, which seemed to be a high price at the time. Presently, the opening bid is $80. That is an increase of more than 128%.

This dramatic price increase comes at a time when economists are predicting that the Japanese yen will continue to sink to new lows against the U.S. dollar. Indeed, today the yen declined to its weakest level in seven years. Caveat emptor!

This post was edited by blancawing on Fri, Nov 14, 14 at 22:06

High prices, indeed! Last year I paid $30.00 for 'Secret Alleys' and it is now listed at $80.00 starting bid. His prices this year are ridiculous and I won't be buying any, that's for sure.

Additional info... I bought 2 Yume Mitai last year...one for $15.00 and the other for $18.00. Wonder how much they will be this year. Both are growing well but still waiting for some flowers. :(

Nancy

The "need" to purchase bulbs of new released varieties decreases once you start to bloom your own hybrids or seedlings. They are your own and priceless. Keep warm everyone. Happy winter gardening!

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Beautiful Maria!! Thank you for sharing!! I'm hoping for some exciting blooms this spring!
K

Hello all! A real beauty Maria!
I dont buy too under that conditions :-) But maybe the prices will drop.

Exquisite, Maria!
She looks ready to take flight.

Just gorgeous Maria!! This one deserve a name for sure, what's it going to be?

How about "Angel Wings" or "Hovering Angel" ??

Donna

This post was edited by dondeldux on Mon, Nov 17, 14 at 7:06

Anghel Pakpak

Sorry, I see you've already named her Jungle Joy, whatever her name, she's gorgeous!!

What a wondrous creation Maria! Just beautiful!!!

Congratulations!