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Amaryllis/Hippeastrum
everado

Hippeastrum caupolicanense

9 years ago

I got this bulb last year as an offset. It has grown faster than any other Hippeastrum I have, and surprised me with how soon it flowered!


That's a 6" pot and there are 9 offsets already! Hopefully I will have some ready to trade soon :) Some things I've noted:

- The flowers are about the same size as tetraploid hybrids. They look a lot more similar to those than I expected.

- The green throat and stripes show up accurately in my photos. They were not gold like they are in some of the other photos online.

- These flowers are 6 days old and have been outside, and the red color has faded a bit over that time. The original red was very saturated.

- There appears to be a white picotee on mine and some of the other photos, but there really isn't. As you can see in the 3rd photo the back of the flowers is pale, and the white "picotee" is actually just the back of the tepals curling up.

I have read that the maiden flowers (of all Hippeastrums, not just this species) are often paler than in subsequent years, and I'm hoping that's true for my bulb. I would be very happy with a dark red paired with that green! I also speculate based on anecdotal evidence that warm growing conditions suppress color formation in the flowers. I've always grown my bulbs outdoors in Florida's perpetually warm weather, and the colors have usually been substantially less saturated than I expected. On the other hand, bulbs I've bought that were forced always look like their photos, and were presumably grown further north. Hopefully someone can prove me wrong! I don't have access to any cooler conditions.

Oh, and I pollinated the two flowers with H. anzaldoi and Eithea blumenavia. The Eithea flowers wilted in just a few days so I don't have any pictures of those, but there are plenty out there already.

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  • 8 years ago

    I was very surprised when mine decided to flower. As Justin said this is a fast growing bulb! Unlike Justin's, mine only has one offset.

    Comments (21)

    • 9 years ago

      SPECTACULAR!!!!!!! I wish you tremendous luck with your crosses and please let us know how they're doing.

      everado thanked Fred Biasella
    • 9 years ago
      last modified: 9 years ago

      Very nice!! You have certainly grown this one well! I am so impressed not only with the flower but with all the offsets - its is certainly happy! I have a few years to go before mine flowers but at least I know its potential. Thanks so much for sharing. - J

      everado thanked jstropic (10a)

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    • 9 years ago
      last modified: 9 years ago

      WOW, Justin... those are spectacular results! Hats off! My H. caupolicanense bulb is growing very nicely, however, it does not compare to the success you have experienced. I'm wondering if your clone is naturally more vigorous, or if the perpetual Florida heat contributed to these amazing results??? I am quite pleased that H. machupijchensis will be having its maiden flowering here soon.

      everado thanked blancawing
    • 9 years ago

      Everado,

      Just a stunning flower!! I was not familiar with this one but hopefully some of your offsets will make their way into some gardens on this forum and be as prolific as yours!! Maybe in a few years, everyone who wants one will have one!!

      How large was the bulb when it first arrived and how large is it now as it is blooming if I may ask? I'll keep my fingers crossed for your pollinations!!!

      Donna

      everado thanked dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
    • 9 years ago

      She would be interesting to pair with a green or lighter colored cybister... maybe Evergreen or Emerald? That is a very pretty bloom! I love all of the offsets! Maybe next year you'll get a pot full of blooms!

      everado thanked berkeleysgr8
    • 9 years ago

      Most excellent !

      everado thanked User
    • 8 years ago
      last modified: 8 years ago

      Love it! Any offsets for sale? :-)

      everado thanked Olivier Antunes
    • 8 years ago

      Congratulations! This is of course a success. The flower is very beautiful, color and pattern, size and shape. As a rule, most wildly growing hippeastrum have inflorescences of 2 flowers. Therefore, it would be worth selecting a partner with a large number of flowers. In addition, it is necessary to determine the ploidy of the plant. If it's a diploid, take a dip too. Or translates into tetra, for which seeds are needed.

      everado thanked oleg9grower
    • 8 years ago

      Thank you everyone! so sorry it took me this long to respond! I could have sworn I remembered posting about how this bulb grows. It appears to like a lot of sun, heat, and water with excellent drainage. I keep it in my brightest location inside my screened balcony where it gets southwest exposure. When I got it it was about the size of a large leek. At the time of flowering it was the size of a tennis ball, maybe a little smaller. There's still a lot of offsets there and it appears to be ok with being crowded. The crosses I did didn't take :( Maybe next year.

    • 8 years ago

      Everado, has she bloomed yet this year? Mine put on a lot of growth last year, but no sign of flowering. So yours is my only hope of seeing a flower this year :)

    • 8 years ago

      Sadly, I don't think she will bloom this year. According to the sparse info I have found, they rest for a couple months without dropping leaves, flower, and then there is a burst of new growth. I am getting the new growth now (and there is a lot of it!), but no scape. The only difference I can think of between the year she bloomed and last year is that I started adding magnesium sulfate when fertilizing. Which doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

      Mine was about the size of a leek when I got it and it only took a year from that point to bloom, so yours must be almost there. Mine increased greatly in size since last year, and it looks like it will grow a ton of huge leaves this summer. I'm hoping the bulb will reach its maximum size soon and be forced to grow offsets or flowers to expend energy.

    • 8 years ago

      Jody, it's beautiful and very elegant! Congratulations!

    • 8 years ago

      OMG Jody, that's just beautiful!!!

    • 8 years ago

      Thanks Anja and Donna, this is a really fast growing bulb and I wonder if it will pass that trait along. - Jody

    • 8 years ago

      wow... congratulations Jody !!!

    • 8 years ago

      Beautiful!!

    • 8 years ago

      Jody, that is beautiful! I hope mine looks that good next time! Did you do any crosses?

    • 6 years ago

      So, this year flowering started early with caupolicanense flowering in December. Since it offsets easily and has never accepted pollen I didn't bother to try. So, guess what happened? Right, a seed pod developed!!! Bumpy looking seed pod that opened today and has seeds with embryos. Only problem is I don't know the pollen parent. Jody



    • 6 years ago

      Sounds like a case of overnight vo de o do do :-))))

    • 6 years ago

      When you least expect something :)

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