Flowering now - lost label bulb

[johnralphcarpenter]

I planted this bulb years ago at the base of the garage wall, and until now it has done nothing except put up a clump of leaves in the spring. Suddenly these 3ft long flowering stems appear! It been these so long I have forgotten what it is, but could it be Amaryllis belladonna?

[ranunculus]

Crinum powellii perhaps?   

[johnralphcarpenter]

No, I have that and it has flowers and big fat leaves at the same time.

[Guus]

some kind of Rhodophiala? From South America??

[Ezeiza]

It is Amaryllis belladonna, from South Africa. The off purplish velvety sheen of the scape is typical of this species.

[arilnut]

Hi Ezeiza. Could it also be a Lycoris maybe?

John B

It is Amaryllis belladonna, from South Africa. The off purplish velvety sheen of the scape is typical of this species.

[Ezeiza]

 Lycoris squamigera? But, in that case the tepal tips would end more rounded.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Crinum powellii perhaps?   

This is Crinum x powellii. I planted this around the same time as the lost label bulb and it has flowered every year and formed a huge clump. As you can see, big strappy leaves at flowering time.

I don't recall ever buying Rhodophiala. I have Lycoris squamigera but it hasn't flowered yet. I'm pretty certain the lost label bulb is Amaryllis belladonna.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Good picture of Amaryllis belladonna here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scape_(botany)

[Frank Cooper]

Amaryllis.  I thought it was Amarcrinum until I looked at the first picture again.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Ralph,
If you have the Crinum in flower as well you have a great chance to do some hybridizing! Do you think you'd have enough frost free weather left to ripen seeds?
cheers
fermi

[johnralphcarpenter]

Doubtful. It was down to 5^oC last night and we could get a frost anytime now.