Hippeastrum 2012

[Cris]

Congratulations Jim, for this awesome flower of Hippeastrum harrisonii, it worthed the 5 years of waiting

[PeterT]

Jim, what a beauty.
 Flower markings are so pretty and SUCH an elegant trumpet.
...and five years from seed for such a wonderful flower seems reasonable to me!

I have to gree Maggie, congratulations Jim!

[Cris]

My first Hippeastrum flower from seed

Hippeastrum petiolatum

[Paul T]

Jim,

That is a cracker!  Never seen a Hippie like it.  Brilliant!  I didn't realise there were swamp growing species.  It is an absolute beauty.

Cris,

Intense colour, isn't it!!  And congrats on the first flowering from seed.

[Casalima]

Super Hippeastrum, Cris! Parabéns

[Stephen]

First bulb to flower from seeds of Hippeastrum harrisonii from the IBS SX in 2007.  H. harrisonii prefers swampy habitats in nature, and this pot is sitting in a tray with water standing in it.  Pots not standing in water, even with periodic drip irrigation, are not nearly so large.

Jim

Pretty flower.
It looks like H. breviflorum. But actually I only saw them in pictures...
Stephen

[Hans J]

First Hippeastrum flower for me in this year :

Hippeastrum X Sonatini "Helios"

Enjoy
Hans

[Stephen]

Also Hippeastrum petiolatum??
I got it from my friend .
Stephen

[Armin]

My hippeastrum pot surprised me with a second flower in July, in total 5 stems.

After 1st. flower ended March (12 stems) I moved the pot bof May outside where it was hit by late frost. Almost all emerged leaves withered...
I thought I had lost it!

The pot was left unattended and recovered pleasing me with a 2nd. bloom.
Checking my records I had a 2nd. bloom (1 stem) already in August 2011.