Hippeastrum Tango (Tango)
Originator: "F. Meyer (United States)"
The variety is registered: in 2001
Classification: Cybister (sibister).
Description: usually 4-6 cherry red and pale green with a corrugated edge of flowers, 8-13 cm diameter on a flower stalk 45-60 cm long. This hybrid is well suited for cutting, each flower remains fresh for about 8 days. The bulb with a diameter of 8.2-9 cm usually blooms with two peduncles, with a diameter of 9-9.5 - three, and sometimes four peduncles. Flower arrows are green with a gray-brown tint. It usually takes 6 weeks from planting to flowering. After flowering, up to 9 narrow, silky green leaves develop. Sheet length up to 70 cm, width about 3.5 cm.
Hippeastrum Temptation (Temptation)
Originator: Penning Breeding B.V.
The variety was registered in 2005.
Classification: Galaxy Group.
Akatawa (description): an interesting large-flowered variety. Usually 4-6 white flowers with a cherry red, speckled star in the throat and a thin cherry red edging along the edge of the petals. The diameter of the flower is 18-19 cm, the peduncle is up to 60 cm high. The bulb with a diameter of 8.2-9 cm gives 2 peduncles, with a diameter of 9.5-10 cm - three. It takes an average of 7-8 weeks from planting to flowering. Suitable for cutting.
Hippeastrum Tres Chic (Tris Chick)
Originator: N.L. van Geest B.V. (Netherlands)
The variety is registered: in 2009
Classification: Diamond Group.
Description (Elena): elegant, small-flowered variety. The flower is dark red with a large, wide-angle, light yellow star in the throat, ending in the middle of the petals. The throat is yellowish, with a dark bat. Petals are oval, elongated, pointed to the tips. The pistil and stamen filaments are light, pinkish closer to the stigma and stamens. Pollen is yellow. The flower is erect, sometimes raised. The flower diameter is about 13 cm. The peduncle is green, it can be with a light tan up to 70 cm long. The leaves are wide, green, glossy.
Hippeastrum Unique (Unique)
Originator: YKwekersvereniging AmarylF (Netherlands).
The variety was registered in 1992.
Classification: Midi Double (Medium Half Double).
Description: Usually 5-6 bright orange flowers with a diameter of 15-16 cm on a peduncle 40-45 cm long. An exquisite and unusual hybrid with cream stripes. Each flower usually has 10-12 petals and 3-6 internal petals or staminodes. Bulbs with a diameter of 9-9.5 cm, usually bloom with two peduncles, with a diameter of 10.5 cm - with three peduncles.
Hippeastrum Vivaldi (Vivaldi)
Originator: T. van Nieuwkerk Amaryllis B.V.
The variety is registered: in 1997
Classification: Galaxy Group (Large-flowered).
Description (Elena): usually 4 red-orange flowers on a white background. The shape of the flower is open. The diameter of the flower is 19 cm. The throat of the flower is light green with a dark red beat. Petals are wide, spherical. The upper three petals are more intensely colored than the lower ones. In the middle of each petal are light strokes, on the wings they are most distinct. Feathery venation can be seen on the wings from the central strokes, from the middle of the petal the additional color becomes more uniform. On the lower petals, the additional color is evenly applied, but from the middle of the petal to the edge you can see red-orange spraying. Central smears on the three lower petals are faintly visible. The column of the pestle and stamen filaments are light, the pollen is yellow.
White Peacock Hippeastrum (White Peacock)
Originator: "Miyake Nursery" (Japan).
The variety is registered: in 1997
Classification: Large Double
Description: usually 4-6 snow-white flowers with a light yellow throat. The diameter of the flower is 20-22 cm, the flower arrow is not very large about 30 cm. Up to 15 petals are formed in the perianth. Petals are oval, pointed at the tips, with a slight wavy edge. The shape of the flower is not always symmetrical. Stamen filaments are poorly developed, the pistil is usually absent. The leaves develop after flowering.
White Nymph Hippeastrum (Whinym) (White Nymph)
Originator: "Hilda and Walter LatapieTs" (Louisiana).
The variety is registered: in 1980
Classification: Large Double
Elena (description from the photo): double, large-flowered, snow-white flowers with a yellow-green throat. Petals are oval-rounded, with a small wavy edge. Small reddish strokes are sometimes visible on the petals. Pestle underdeveloped, formed very rarely. Sometimes anthers with a small amount of pollen are formed.
Interesting: White Nymph is one of the first white terry varieties.
Hippeastrum Zombie (Zombie)
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Classification: Double Sonata.
Elena (description): a spectacular, terry pink hippeastrum from the Sonata group of South African hybrids. Usually 4-8 pink or pink-coral flowers with dark pink veins and cream strokes in the middle of the petals. The throat is greenish yellow. Petals are oval, pointed at the tips. The diameter of the flower is about 15 cm, the peduncle is not very high about 25 cm. The flowers are so heavy that as the flower opens, the head of the flower drops down. It blooms within 30 days after planting. Required rest period: 28 days.