Much better! Really big this time!

Actually, the flower is reminiscent of Hermitage on the first day it opened for me... it was pink, rather than the orange/red it turned a day or so later... my Exposure was quite a bit lighter, or softer, pink... although mine grew and flowered in a north window, so light amount may have been an issue...

So, Soultan... which do you think it is?

Wow that is magnifique blooms.
Thank you for sharing!
They look like "Exposure" to me - but what are names...

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Bigshoes, be this knight star lily "Exposure" or "Angelique" or another - it is a mighty cultivar with nicely shaped flowers and intense colors. I would be very interested whether it does produce seeds after self pollination. Try!

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I really do want to cross pollinate her. I have not had any luck with self pollination yet although I did get a minerva to produce "babies" with a red lion. I was severly lacking in viable pollination. She has a huge seed pod.

I am planning on pollinating the susposed pink diamond with white dazzler, appleblossom, and maybe minerva. There are seven blooms altogether. I am hoping for lots of little ones. I tried to pollinate the white dazzler but I waited just a little bit to long before pollinating.

I'm doing the same... pollinating everything I have in bloom, and making some crosses along the way... I'm hopeful of lots of seed pods filled with viable seed! I want very badly to grow my own little seedlings, and be on my way to having a breeding program... it all takes so long from pollination to seed to plant to flower... I'd like to get a good running start!

Good luck with your pollination!

Good luck with yours too jodik! I cant wait till I can pot up my seedlings. I received a package from a very sweet lady because this is my first year doing winter sowing and she sent my some amaryllis seeds. Four of the six seeds germinated and are growing strong. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday.

Also I do believe it is Exposure and not Pink diamond. Thanks for everyones help!!!!

Thank you, Bigshoes... I got some seeds from a friend a few months ago, but not one of them germinated... I did everything properly, so I'm thinking maybe the seeds got chilled while in shipment, or they just weren't viable... I should have my own seeds to sow soon, and then I can figure out if if it was something I did and didn't realize it, or if they just weren't meant to germinate...

Happy Holidays to you and your family, too!

I just put them in a cup of water and they started to sprout in less than 2 weeks if I remember correctly. I should go ask my boyfriend because I would make him come look when the tap root and leaves started to form on all of them. haha poor boy!!! He says if we ever split up he is never having any plants in his house or outside in the garden. He does not know what he is in for. But he did buy me my first orchid (a phal) two weekends ago. Hurray for me. A new addiction.

It is a done deal. We all vote for Exposure... Nice job.

If it is Exposure, then it's a nice bulb to have as part of your collection! Mine is just wonderful! Two scapes, so far, of gorgeous blooms, and it's forming seed pods, too!

What a coincidence, Bigshoes! My husband bought me a lovely Phal about a month ago! It was in flower when I got it, and although those blooms have faded, there is a new spike growing! I did a bad thing, though, and over-watered it... I hope it can recover... it's quite beautiful, even when not in flower! I need to re-pot into a clay orchid pot... I just don't like plastic pots as they hold moisture for too long, and they can't "breathe" like clay does... I, too, am thinking I may be developing an orchid addiction!

Even though my husband says he doesn't like my plants, he is quite the enabler, buying me bulbs and orchids and all the supplies I need... and every once in a while, he will remark that a certain hippi bloom is really cool, or an orchid has awesome flowers... so, secretly, I think he likes plants just fine! Hehe!

Or, Jodi, he is a really attentive, good husband. You don't have to particularly like something to give a compliment that will make someone happy. It shows that your relationship is working.

It had better be working by now! We have 3 kids, 2 grandkids, and another one on the way! LOL! I have no complaints... he's a wonderful husband and an awesome father... and now, a fabulous grandpa, too! He's multi-talented, scores in the genius range, bakes and cooks better than I do, knits, crochets, quilts, sews... and if that weren't enough, he dyes my hair for me and gives killer pedicures! He's generous to a fault, sensitive, and yet rugged and outdoorsy... he hunts, and for the past 25 years, he's been the top breeder of Performance American Bulldogs in the US! Yup... I got a good one, I'd say... he's a definite keeper!

Lucky duckling... Good for you. After going through the horror of the Brittney Spears divorces, I am glad that there is a little light of hope in this universe... :o)
Don't tell me you don't know who Brittney Spears is... Though... Better for you.

BUT WHAT ARE NAMES.
Thank you Hans.
ARIF

Well... Brittney Spears is not my favorite musical artist by a long shot... but who doesn't know who she is? She's been plastered all over the news since she first got a record deal, and she hasn't exactly done a lot to keep the press out of her life!

I was 35 with one divorce under my belt before I actually found out what love really feels like... and what it means to have that deep, bonded relationship that lasts... I think that respect, trust, honesty and communication are cornerstones of a good relationship, and it's surprising that so few people actually have all these things as couples.

A good relationship takes maintenance, and not a lot of people are willing to invest the time, energy and patience, it seems, and is evidenced by the soaring divorce rate. People don't take marriage seriously enough... they don't make that deep commitment that's required. And, basically, a lot of people out there just can't keep their pants on!

We were lucky to have a head start as good friends... we had a very nice friendship before we ever thought about changing our relationship... and we knew that once we did, we couldn't go back. It has been, and continues to be, the most exciting and secure relationship I've ever had... it continues to grow and change, and it just seems like every day it gets better! I'm very Blessed...

You see... Now you don't have to go to be a pop artist superstar to have all these experiences... But maybe you could sing as opposed to her... But most definitely: you can garden... I wouldn't trust a daffodil on that girl, let alone amaryllis.

I can't sing a note, so it's a good thing I have other talents! I do have a great appreciation for music, though!