Hippeastrum Elvas (Elvas)
Originator: Stapoflor Lda.
The variety was registered in 2007.
Classification: Double Galaxy Group.
Elfey (description): usually 4-5 snow-white, flower with a bright pink-raspberry edging, and with bright pink-raspberry veins and a crap in the middle of each petal. Throat with a light green tint. Oval petals pointed at the tips. The flower is large, double in full opening about 15-17 cm. The peduncle is about 25 cm high. As it blooms, the head of the flower begins to bend down, when opened it looks up. At the end of flowering, leaves appear. Long-flowering variety.
Hippeastrum Emerald (Emerald)
Originator: F. Meyer (USA).
The variety is registered: in 1999
Classification: Cybister (sibister).
Description: On a peduncle 45-50 cm long, 4-6 graceful, pale green flowers with a wavy edge, 10 cm in diameter, dotted with myriads of cinnabar-red specks, with a narrow red border. Slender, pale green peduncles and long-lasting flowers that emerge from oblong, narrow, bright green bracts 6-6.5 cm long make Emerald a fine cut variety. Forms a huge amount of nectar. The leaves develop after flowering. Bulbs with a diameter of 7.5 cm, usually bloom with one peduncle, with a diameter of 9 cm - with two peduncles.
Elena (description): I have this variety for the first year. I was amazed at the beautiful, graceful bloom. Perianth petals are long, narrow, light yellowish-greenish, with red edging along the edge and red speckles, with a wavy edge. In the middle, a greenish-yellow stripe is clearly visible from the back of the petals. The throat of the flower is greenish yellow. Stamen filaments and pistil, rather long, white, greenish-yellow closer to the throat. The leaves are belt-shaped, long, appearing after flowering.
Hippeastrum Evergreen (Evergreen)
(in the KAVB registry, registration name "Fgreen")
Originator: Amaryl C.V.
Grade registered: 2009
Classification: Spider Group
Description (Elena): on a flower arrow, 4 to 8 flowers of lemon color are formed, with a diameter of 10-12 cm. The color is most intensively applied in the throat and in the middle of the petals. The petals are oblong, pointed to the tips, the edge can be slightly agitated, in full dissolution they bend a little. The column of the pestle and stamen filaments are light, greenish closer to the throat. Pollen is yellow.
Hippeastrum Exotic Star (Exotic Star)
Originator: N.L. van Geest B.V..
The variety was registered in 2005.
Classification: Butterfly Group.
Elena (description from the photo): a very interesting hybrid with orchid-like flowers. On a warm cream background, salmon-red venation and salmon-red crap are clearly visible. Petals oblong-oval, pointed with salmon-red edging. The throat of the flower is bright green. The pestle and stamen threads are cream with elk-red tap, closer to the throat - green. Flower diameter 13-15 cm.
Interestingly, this variety was obtained by crossing wild species, namely Hippeastrum neopardinum, Hippeastrum lapacense and Hippeastrum Papilio.
Hippeastrum Exotica (Exotica)
Originator: "T. van Nieuwkerk Amaryllis B.V." (Netherlands).
Classification: Large-flowering.
Description: Usually 3-4 peach/orange flowers 15-20 cm in diameter on a peduncle 35-40 cm long. A truly exotic hybrid with translucent flowers that have an exquisite mesh pattern and a small bright green core.
Hippeastrum Exposure (Spectacular appearance )
Originator: "T. van Nieuwkerk Amaryllis B.V." (Netherlands).
The variety is registered: in 1999
Classification: Large-flowering (Midi) (Large-flowered medium).
Description: usually 4 dark pink with white central stripes of flower, with a diameter of 20-22 cm on a peduncle of 40-50 cm.
Akatava (description): simple flower, diameter 18 cm., Corolla length 13 cm., Peduncle 25 cm., Number of flowers 4. There is no smell. The flowers are bright pink, not wavy, with white stripes along the central vein up to 2/3 of the petal. The throat is lime green. Stamens white, pestle white, pink to stigma. The shape of the flower fits into a rounded triangle. The petals in full dissolution bend slightly back.
Hippeastrum Fairytale (Fairy Tale)
Originator: "Penning Breeding B.V." (Netherlands).
The variety is registered: in 1998
Classification: Large-flowering (Midi) (Large-flowered medium).
Description: Usually has 4-6 medium-sized flowers, with bright red and white stripes and a wavy edge, with a diameter of 10-13 cm on a peduncle of 35-60 cm. This hybrid always pleases with clouds of delicate flowers with exquisite venation. Leaves (up to 7) appear during flowering. It usually takes 5-6 weeks from planting to flowering, but sometimes it takes less than 4 weeks. Bulbs with a diameter of 7-7.6 cm, usually bloom with two peduncles, with a diameter of 9.5-10.5 cm. C with three peduncles. Bulbs with a diameter of more than 11 cm can bloom with 4 peduncles.
CFairytaleT is an exceptionally strong and reliable hybrid, close in size to large hippeastrums.
Hippeastrum Faro (Faro)
Originator: "Penning Breeding B.V." (Netherlands).
The variety is registered: in 2002
Classification: Large-flowering.
Description: usually gives 4-6 salmon-pink with white, wide, rounded flowers 21-22 cm in diameter on a peduncle 45-50 cm long. Gentle overflows of salmon-pink make this variety one of the outstanding pink hybrids of Penning. This is a significant improvement on the previously developed CTrendsetterT variety.
Elena (description from the photo): a beautiful large-flowered variety. The color can range from soft pink with a slight orange tint to salmon pink. Petals wide, rounded, white strokes pass in the middle of the petals. The throat is light green, without inclusions. Stamen filaments and pistil are white, greenish closer to the throat.
Hippeastrum Flamenco Queen (The King of Flamenco)
Description (Elena): usually 4 cranberry-red flowers with a bright yellow-green star in the throat, with a diameter of 15-17 cm. The shape of the flower is wide-open, funnel-shaped. On the upper petals, cranberry-red color is applied to a light background most intensively: along the longitudinal veins, with a tap and a smear in the middle. On the three lower petals, especially on the tongue, the color is applied in large strokes and craps on a light background. There is a dark red bit in the throat. Cranberry-red edging runs along the edge of the petals. The edge of the petals is slightly wavy, in full dissolution the petals bend. The petals are wide, oval, pointed to the tips and to the base. Stamen filaments are light. The column of the pestle is light to the middle, from the middle to the stigma on a light background a reddish crab appears. The stigma is light. The flower arrow and pedicels are green. On the underside, the flower is light green, with a rich dark red crap and dark red edging. Flowers can be drooping and horizontally standing.
Hippeastrum Germa (Germa)
Originator: "John Leonard Doran"
The variety is registered: in 1995 .
Classification: Long Trumpet
Description: Usually 3-5 exquisite, creamy yellow, tubular flowers with a diameter of 10-13 cm on a thin, dull green peduncle 18-24 cm long. Graceful, pointed with a wavy edge petals have a vein in the middle of ivory color. The beauty of the plant is enhanced by a bright green throat. Bulbs with a diameter of 6.3 cm or more, usually bloom with one peduncle, with a diameter of 8-9 cm - with two peduncles, with a diameter of 9.5 cm - three. The maximum size of the bulb is 10.5 cm in diameter. The leaves are usually 40-48 cm long, 3-4 cm wide .
Slow-growing variety.
Purchased bulbs may not bloom immediately, but within 16 weeks after planting. Roots usually do not develop immediately, but after flowering. Flowering in the second year may be missed. The growing season is quite long, it can last up to 16 months.
Interestingly, this variety was obtained by crossing several species of hippeastrums, namely, crossing H. Parodii with (H. Evansiae X (H. Aglaiae X H. Evansiae).
Elena (description): a beautiful long-tubular variety. Flowers are light lemon in color, in the sun they acquire a sparkling, lemon shade, with wavy edges and a lemon-green throat. The perianth shape is in the form of a long tube, about 15 cm long. A light green strip is clearly visible from the back of the petals in the middle. Pedicels about 6 cm. Stamen threads and pistil are not very long, lemon-green in color (the color is lighter to anthers and stigma, darker to the throat). The bulb is rounded with a short neck.
This variety is my first year. It blossomed not immediately, but 2 months after planting, at first the onion took root, then the leaves appeared. The leaves grew by cm. 5 and stopped in development, after which 2 peduncles appeared.
Akatava (description): The diameter of the flower is 9-10 cm, the length of the corolla is 14-15 cm, the number of flowers on the peduncle is from 2 to 5 (mine had three). The smell is very weak, in the opening stage. The flowers are creamy yellow in color, green in the throat. The petals are strongly pointed, finely wavy along the edge, in complete dissolution with bending. Long narrow green tube.
Giraffe hippeastrum (Giraffe)
Originator: G.C. van Meeuwen & Zonen
The variety was registered in 1994.
Classification: Diamond Group.
Akatava (description): simple flower, diameter 13 cm, peduncle length 48 cm, corolla length 10 cm, number of flowers from 2 to 4. The flowers are wide open and the corolla tube is short. The color is gently apple green with narrow burgundy shading. On the edge of the flower is a burgundy pencil edging. The central veins are green, only the lateral inner petals are shaded completely. Stamen filaments are white, slightly green at the base, bent upward. The pestle is white, straight, long to the edge of the lower petal. Bloomed with large leaves.
Elena (description from the photo): a very interesting hybrid with orchid-like flowers. Light green flowers with not very intense red-burgundy venation and red-burgundy crap. A light stripe runs in the middle of each petal. Petals oblong-oval, pointed with a red-burgundy edging and wavy edge. The throat of the flower is light green. The pistil and stamen filaments are white, closer to the throat - light green. Flower diameter 12-13 cm.
Hippeastrum Grandeur (Magnificence)
Originator: "F. Meyer (United States)"
The variety is registered: in 2003
Classification: Gracillis Group
Description: usually 4 red and white star-shaped flowers with a diameter of 13-14 cm, on a peduncle 35 cm long .
Elena (description from the photo): The throat is bright green, the edge of the petals is wavy. Interesting flower color: the top three petals are painted equally red with a white stripe in the middle. The lower petal is white with a slight red venation, and two adjacent petals have one half red, the other white with a slight shade of red, a white stripe is visible in the middle of the petals. Stamen threads white, pestle slightly red half (from stigma to middle), stigma white.
Hippeastrum Green Dragon (Green Dragon)
Classification: Sonatini (Sonatini)
Akatava (description): Flower diameter 7 cm, corolla length 9 cm. Peduncle has 2 flowers, no smell. Petals pointed, light green. In the throat and in the center of the petals, thickening is darker green. Stamen filaments and pestle in the throat are bright green, light green-cream to anthers. The edges of the petals are slightly bent, a little wavy.