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Amaryllis/Hippeastrum

New to me shape

8 years ago

I’ve grown hippies for years, and have seen them in a lot of different shapes and colours, but recently I came across a bulb that was completely new to me. it appears to be an amaryllis type. Can anyone help me out and identify what type of amaryllis/hippy it is? Or even suggest a similar cultivar name? It has such an unusual shape.

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dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
8 years ago
You have a lovely Sprekelia formosissima! There is lots of information on line about this beautiful bulb. Beautiful!!!

Donna
berkeleysgr8
8 years ago
Nannon, consider yourself warned, Sprekelia can be finicky and usually do not bloom every year. When they do bloom, they are a sight to behold!
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Nannon
Original Author
8 years ago
Thank you both for the information There are heaps of them growing in my new garden, and almost all of them bloomed late last year. They must be really happy in the spot they are in.

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