Hi
They are all very pleasing.
Thanks
ARIF

Hi Lora,

Honeymoom and Cupido are very nice. I hope you post a pic of Jade Serpent.

MrBrownThumb

Hi Arif and MrBrownThumb,
Thank you for your kindness.
Here is Jade Serpent.

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I'm pretty sure this one has H. calyptratrum in it's lineage. The 17cm bulbs are producing 2-3 scapes each with 4-6 flowers per scape.The color might be an aquired tast for some but I quite like it. In person,it has a resembalance to papilio without the maroon stripes.

Love that 'Jade Serpent' and 'Rock and Roll' really rocks! And I really like the white and green combo of 'BabyDoll'.

Pretty, pretty, pretty!

Robert.

I think my fondness for green colored flowers puts me in the camp of tastes that are just right for that color.

Very nice plant thanks for posting the pic.

Joker planted as a 26 1/2 cm bulb, opened it's first bloom 21 days after. First scape produced 5 3-31/2 inch upward facing flowers with 15-18 petals. Joker looks very much like a double Charisma with the picotee and dusting...very pretty. It also produces a lot of pollen (email me if you want some). As of today, 28 days after being planted, second scape is 3 inches tall and bulb has shrunk to 22 1/2 cm. A sure sign of too much new growth that the bulb's roots can support. I am starting to get worried...
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Nice pictures, Lora! I don't have any of those...

Maria, Joker is very pretty. Your picture shows it as being much nicer than the catalogs show.

All bulbs will shrink some after the bulb scape emerges. That bud inside the bulb was making it more plump. After it emerges, then dies, there is a natural void left.

Lack of roots can be a problem, though. When I am selecting a bulb locally, I'll pick one with healthier roots before picking the biggest bulb any day.

Perhaps, you could score the bottom and apply some rooting hormone? Just guessing... Others can help better than me, I'm sure.

Okay. I cannot be left out the South African Amaryllis discussion.
Here is my pic of my Gold Medal. You have seen Alfresco already.

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Elizabeth...Thanks! I have an old digital camera that I use in taking pics of my flowers because it gives out the real color. I would do just the same about picking out bulbs with nice white roots if I had a choice. Unfortunately, most of my bulbs are ordered in the internet and I have to do with what is sent. So far my purchases these season are all doing good. I think I might try to use some Superthrive and hope it will root faster.
Soultan...nice pic! Could you share with us some details on bloom count and size, bulb circumference and # of scapes? I now highly consider these factors in evaluating an amaryllis...thanks!

Gold Medal
1st scape: 4 flowers
2nd Scape: 5 flowers
Bulb circumference: app: 30 (I don't know anymore. I didn't measure it before planting.)
number of scapes: 2
Bloom size: 16 cm
Planted on 10/14/06
First flower 11/01/06
Color: Light red (official); deep brick orange with light white stripe at the throat (in my opinion)

Maria, where did you get the Joker from? I like that one very much.

Plant_Guy

Here is a link that might be useful: My Amaryllis Pages

Plant_guy...I got it from JS under X'mas flowering miniature. Unfortunately, they are all sold out...I'm sorry.
After 2 weeks since Joker opened it's first bloom in the first scape, the fifth and last bloom is still up and pretty. All the blooms in this scape opened up really good. Second scape has 6 blooms and first bloom is ready to open soon. Not bad for a newly planted bulb. I just wish it would root faster. All these flowers are exhausting the bulb.

Here is my Amalfi:
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Very nice. My Amalfi is still asleep. I planted the SA double varieties first...their roots are starting to dry up. I got those SA double mix that are not individually named. It's kinda exciting guessing which is which. Can't wait for the bloom to open...hopefully in a week or two.

I got that package from John Scheepers myself. I had Ragtime already, but the four bulbs together were cheaper than buying the three other varieties one by one. My garage refrigerator is full of bulbs right now. I labeled the bulbs that I have to plant first with a P on the box. I usually plant the ones that have the buds showing already. I had a Green Goddes here on my desk though that I didn't plant and the whole flower scape emerged and the flower is opening already. I am about to take some pictures of it, then plant it.