Just as the amaryllis season was going full steam, and bulb purchasing seemed to be in the rear view mirror, something made Emaryllis take a second look at these kits. Passed over since at least early October at our usual …
‘Star of Holland’ was officially registered by De Oudendam as ‘Ster van Holland’ in 1984. Emaryllis was a budding Horticulture major in college at that time, and missed the boat in terms of seeing it in person. While not officially …
In the lead up to the winter holidays, much was swirling about in Emaryllisland, and the chances of finding time to devote to this website, much less a box kit feature (a fixture since 2008) seemed rather dim. No matter …
Well, this was never meant to be a full-on box kit kind of season. Good thing, too. The results are in, and they do not speak well at all of the low end of the amaryllis market. So, here we …
Emaryllis.com exists in large part due to the fact that amaryllis bulbs have been marketed and sold using names that often incorrectly represent the original and specific genetic variant that a breeder has sent forth into the bulb trade. Once a …
Three down, one to go. Out of four ‘Kahlua’ bulbs received from Royal Colors this season, not one has turned out to be true to name. The first was a total surprise, and a new cultivar to the eyes …
Tsk, tsk. The same Florida company that sold ‘Nagano’ in place of ‘Solomon’ this season has done it again. Above we see the jaunty orange and white of the long familiar, unregistered variety that goes by the name ‘Lillystar’ in …
‘Kahlua’ is one of the smaller cut-flower cybister/spider type amaryllises that Royal Colors gamely offered aficionados this season. With its quiet cream and chestnut coloration, it probably wouldn’t sell in droves alongside its bolder brethren during the dull days of …
The quest to add the bold and richly shaded ‘Daphne’ to the site has not gone as had been hoped. Usually the newest cultivars to hit the market are usually available with correct labeling, but not this time out.
…and nothing as tasty as Kahlua to toast this time out. The first of several bulbs to bloom from a Royal Colors purchase of ‘Kahlua’, and judging by the scape colors and sizes, we may end up with three completely …
