After growing, hybridizing, and loving amaryllis for many years, I say that they are the queen of house plants. The brilliant colors of some varieties excite me, the pastels are quite simply beautiful, the striped and bordered blossoms hold geometric fascination, and the pure white blossoms seem to be a little bit of Heaven. This … Read more
Does the word amaryllis have a magical sound for you? This truly magical hull) originally from South Africa, is a means of continuing your gardening indoors during winter. Lily-shaped flowers of bright hues, usually three to a stem and with from one to three stems, are the reward for growing amaryllis. Bulb size determines the … Read more
The amaryllis is one plant with built-in flowers that are anxious to mushroom forth and flaunt their dazzling beauty even despite the difficult conditions of most apartments, homes, or offices during the winter. Exotic trumpet-shaped blossoms in vibrant reds, soft pinks, or pure whites scoff at the grayest winter days. This splendid spectacle is followed … Read more
It’s truly a sight to behold when that aristocrat of bulbs, the amaryllis, produces its regal bloom in time to celebrate the festive Christmas season. You can grow Christmas-blooming Dutch amaryllis bulbs right in your own living room. Van Meeuwen’s Superiors amaryllis gives you a choice of pure white, deep red, salmon, orange, and striped … Read more
It is a pleasure to offer the accompanying photograph as the first ever published of a rare and beautiful American bulb, the white variety of the American Belladonna, now known botanically as Amaryllis belladonna, var. barbara. This is a native of the West Indies and the Caribbean area, and the white form is reported exclusively … Read more
“Go West, young man, go West!” was the cry of yesteryear, and an era of progress followed in the wake of turning wagon wheels. I have been saying, “Go North, young Am’ (Amaryllis), go North!” and have delightedly watched the progress of these tropical bulbs in gardens further North, not just over summer but over … Read more
You will delight in growing the hardy amaryllis (Lycoris squamigera) if you enjoy unusual plants. The bulbs were not too plentiful for a long period, but they are in good supply now. For the small price a bulb or two costs, you will be buying years of pleasure. Few, indeed, are the plants that evoke … Read more
Red spider lilies (Lycoris radiata) raise their red umbrellas in the flower borders of the middle south during drought-stricken September, bringing the only vivid coloring to a parched land. The umbrella handle is a 2-foot tall scape, bearing an umbel 6/2” inches wide, of 5 to 7 red trumpet-shaped flowers. The perianth segments or “petals” … Read more
The royal group of spectacular flowering bulbs, the Haemanthus or blood lilies, forming one of the amaryllis family’s most colorful and aristocratic sections, shows a strong and steady upward trend toward greater popularity and appreciation in America. European greenhouse growers have always beloved the Haemanthus, and a few outstanding hybrids have been reported from the … Read more
A new race of hybrid amaryllis has come upon the American scene. Named for its originator, it is called the Buller strain, after the late Arthur C. Buller (1874-1959) of South Africa. Story Of Amaryllis Hybrids The flowers, distinguished for large size and beautiful colors, received their first public viewing this spring in April at … Read more