About classification of hippeastrums
According to the size of the flower, according to the Dutch classification, hybrid hippeastrums were divided into: large-flowered, medium-flowered, small-flowered.
In the South African classification, musical terminology was used, based on the size of the flower, the following division was obtained: symphony, sonata, sonatini and solo .
According to the Japanese classification, hybrid hippeastrums were divided into: large-flowered, medium-flowered, miniature, super-miniature...
Classification of the Amaryllis family
Amaryllis are a family of bulbous monocotyledonous plants, many of which have spread like houseplants. In nature, distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of each continent, with the exception of Antarctica.
There were 4 classifications of Amaryllis. The first was proposed by Traub in 1963. It included Alliaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, and Ixioliriaceae, as subfamilies. The second, Dahlgren, Clifford, and Yeo in 1985. This classification included 8 tribes. In 1996, Doblies and Muller-Doblies - 10 tribes and 19 subtribes. In 1998, Meerow and Snijman - 14 tribes (new tribes Calostemmateae and Hymenocallideae)...
Catalog of species (wild) hippeastrums
The hippeastrum genus contains about 80 species native to tropical and subtropical America. The largest number of species is in the Amazon River basin (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru). This huge space is the center from which all types of hippeastrum spread to other tropical and subtropical areas...
Catalogue of varietal hippeastrums
The catalog describes more than 80 types of varieties of hippeastrums:
Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Originator: "Fa G. van Staalduinen" (Netherlands)
The variety is registered: in 1998
Classification: Small Double (Midi Double) (Small-flowered, double-flowered (medium-flowered double-flowered)).
Description: Usually 3-4 white with reddish-brown flower stripes with a diameter of 15 cm on a peduncle 35-40 cm long. The variety is easily cultivated and is able to bloom twice a year...
Grandmother's hippeastrums - who are they?
In the collections of hippeastrum lovers, UbabushkinF hybrids are very common. They got the name "grandmother's" just from lovers of hippeastrums. There is no information about their selection, and the owners say about the origin "they got it from their grandmothers from Soviet times." These grandmother hybrids have characteristic distinguishable features and do not have a name (or it is lost)...
It cannot be argued that these grandmother's hybrids are varieties. We do not have the right to give an official name to these hybrids, since only the organization registering new varieties gives official names. We, as a team of hippo lovers, give a working unofficial name with the abbreviation NI and make a brief description of the hybrid. If authorship is established over time and information about the variety is found, the name and author will be corrected to the official...
Bulb storage conditions
Summary table showing the storage conditions during the rest of the bulbs of various plants, for example, amaryllis, valotta, hyacinth, gladiolus, canna, cyclamen and others. Humidity and temperature are given. Do I need to store hippeastrum bulbs with or without ventilation, do I need packaging material for storing bulbs.
Treatment of hippeastrum rot
Be sure to inspect the bulb before planting. Symptoms of rot: the bulb is soft to the touch (it should be noted that immediately after flowering, the bulb can dry out and be with voids, this is normal, since it spent energy on flowering); the upper scales on the bulb are soft, slimy, may be red-spotted; dry or wet red spots on the bottom; sudden red strokes on leaves and roots (I will immediately make a reservation that redness on leaves and roots, and bulb can be mechanical damage or thermal burn, only it does not suddenly occur and does not develop further); the roots are soft, slimy, with redness (healthy hippeastrum roots are white, if the roots are black, slimy - rot)...
Hippeastrum FAQ
The flowering stage begins from the moment the flower arrow appears until the buds fade. The flowering period averages three weeks. For two weeks the flower arrow grows, for 1-2 days the buds bloom (everyone can bloom at once, they can take turns) and for about a week the flowers are kept in dissolution. The duration of the flowering period depends on temperature conditions (the higher the temperature, the faster the peduncle grows, the buds bloom faster, the buds wither faster), on the number of peduncles (when the bulb blooms with several peduncles, the flowering period can be up to 1.5 months), on varietal features (terry varieties bloom 1-2 days earlier than non-terry). Flowering is usually once a year (in autumn or winter, or early spring), and with good care, again in summer. The timing largely depends on care (when the onion was sent to rest) and also on varietal features (there are varieties that bloom at certain times)...
Hippeastrum for beginners
A friend wrote to me yesterday, she "got sick" with hippies. Well, how I got sick, I suddenly liked it. She has a couple of "grandmothers," they lived, did not bother, did not indulge in attention, sometimes they bloomed. And then I considered on the Internet, what sort they are. And rushed!.. First of all, she climbed into the Internet for information "what to do to bloom constantly," and not just for information, but for video tutorials: it is beautiful and immediately clear what to do so that they bloom at any time! I've seen enough. And then I remembered me. We talked with her for two hours, and I realized: we need to do something, somehow save newcomers-hippomans from such "gurus" filming video tutorials. So, in order....