Sorry I can't id it, but I really like the unusual veining of color. what was it supposed to be?

I have tons of these, always thought they were Amaryllis, they came with the house.

Hi Jeepgirl, Amaryllis is a separate genus that is always misused in the trade to describe Hippeastrum.....Hippeastrum are often called gardeners Amaryllis....helping with the confusion!!

Mymini43....it was supposed to be a H. reticulatum, but the coloring is all wrong....he has reticulatum v. striatifolium which hopefully I can get this year, but this one is not it!!

Any other guesses would be appreciated....my link to the Hippeastrum ID pages is down for some reason so I can not get there :o) Dan

Lovely flower.
Hippeastrum have so many variations. It is the charm and appeal that matters and not the name it caries.
ARIF

Hippeastrum isn't a particularly bad name for a genus. Especially not if you make the mistake I did of getting it stuck in your head (to an old "Kyrie" tune: Hipp-ea-EA-astrum). I guess that's what I get for taking music appreciation the year I started growing my first one, lol.

But to get back on topic, kinda--that's a really neat flower,I hope it has a name that does it justice!

Hi ARIF, While I totally agree with your sentiment I only have so much space and really like to know what I have. It is a pretty flower, but the foliage is a bit wild....long and gangly!! Perhaps it will offset well and I'll have some in the future. I am excited because I managed to trade a new Hedychium (new in this country) for a H. reticulatum var. striatifolium, which I wanted plus my H. brasilianum seed germinated so I'm happy as a clam for the time being....short-lived until I'll need my next fix I'm sure :o) Dan

Hi Dan,I believe it is a Vittatum hybrid quite often called Prince Tek here in Oz ,the 2 flowers is a bit odd the forms I have produce 4-6 ,maybe the journey knocked it around a bit .I have seed pods forming on a few species reticulatum ,I purchased 70 bulbs last year and only 3 have flowered ,they were in rather poor condition but recovered well after repotting and getting rid of the mealy bugs and red scorch.
Stephen

Hi Stephen,

I'll bet you are correct....he sent 2 variants of vittatum and likely just mislabeled them.....my normal vittatum produces 2 spikes and multiple flowers per spike though...this guy has been growing for 9 months here and my other vittatum will flower out of soil dry as a bone when they are ready....not recommended of course...I know vittatum is a classic species for hybridizing. Thanks for the info :o) Dan