La Belle Rebellion
A new addition to the Photo Library brings with it not only a pretty new face to make you smile, but a naming convention to surely revile. Meet ‘Belle Alliance’, which many of us will know by the name Intermezzo ® . …
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The lesser babka
Sorry to start the new year on an off note. Such are the demands of a chronicler’s website. As the minor tragedies unfold, it is imperative that the information be shared, right? One of the vagaries of amaryllis supply is the …
A tropical breeze brings ‘Sulawesi’ to our shores
A cut-flower variety that isn’t in the dry bulb trade per se…yet. This elegant and richly colored “cybister” type would certainly have buyers just as its island neighbor, ‘Sumatra’ has. ‘Sulawesi’ is fascinating to observe in the early stages of …
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Tiny but tasty, ‘Piripiri’ flavors the gallery
Charming and deliberately uneven in form, this delicate newcomer enters the Photo Library as a one-off. Hybrids like ‘Piripiri’ are almost entirely the province of the cut-flower industry. There are dozens of such amaryllis barely known to the dry bulb …
Refreshing Muscadet enters the Photo Library
Offered as a limited release by Royal Colors, ‘Muscadet’ is as crisp and refreshing as its name suggests. It seems that a spate of Pascal Berbée’s cut-flower hybrids are finding their way into wider markets. Perhaps there is a growing …
Trouble in Threes
Showmaster's beautiful buds of doom
This looks like a banner year. A banner year for new offerings certainly, but unfortunately for mislabeled bulbs as well. Witness the latest triad of major mistaken identities. Above is what was purchased as the elusive ‘Grand Cru.’ …
Minerva box kit 2014
Well, here we go! First up, the stats on a Minerva box kit bought at a small local nursery chain: Cost: US $8.99 Date of purchase: Nov. 11, 2014 Date planted: Nov. 16, 2014 Bulb size in circumference: 25cm actual/26-28cm …
Break out the Happy Dance!
New to these shores, Hadeco's great new deep red 'Fire Dancer'
While not quite ready for a full write up and entry into the Photo Library, this fellow is newsworthy. Only one company in the USA seems to be offering Hadeco’s new small-flowered ‘Fire Dancer’. With some trepidation an order for three very …
Only a number
Nowhere to call home…yet! An accidental sneak peek at one of Saad-Assaf’s yet un-named varieties. It seems to match # 07-85-4 on their site. Gotten by purchasing ‘Pink Flush’ last season. This is a seemingly nice, compact growing solid rose …
Neither ruby, nor gem
At this point, only a few amaryllis have bloomed in early December, and ¾ are mislabeled. In this case, A Florida company was the only source I found for a new (2013) Hadeco single red called ‘Ruby Gem’. Naturally, I …