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Amaryllis/Hippeastrum

Please welcome my Misty - from Royal Colors

13 years ago

My bulb Misty has opened its first bloom.

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Thanks for viewing.

Xuan

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fishing_dentist
13 years ago
very nice Xuan!
I love this little trumpet!
And two stalks! Congrats! This whas a good deal!
Frank
Carl
13 years ago
Beautiful photos, I never noticed the dotted details! Thanks for showing.
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joshy46013
13 years ago
It's beautiful Xuan :) Does yours have any scent?
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
13 years ago
Xuan,

Your flowers are beautiful and your pictures are lovely! I'm curious just how large are they. I was disappointed that mine were so tiny, but maybe that's the way they are supposed to look! Mine had no scent.. do yours? And, maybe next year I'll be happier with mine, your flowers look like they are better formed and just plain prettier than mine were...

Donna
e36yellowm3
13 years ago
Oh that's really pretty Xuan! The coloring is amazing. Thanks for posting it (though it still irritates me some that last year I got 6 Susans for all the Mistys I tried to obtain). Is it correct that it just has two blooms per scape?

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cindeea
13 years ago
Xuan, one of my favs, you have captured her so beautifully. My update of her is on my post but I wanted to add...Donna, she is small and dainty. Here she is with her drink of choice. Not a great pic, I just took it for perspective for you. and ignore the empty Christmas cookie tins...I baked for 2 weekends, and we ate them all!! lol
{{gwi:380004}}From 2010-2011 Amaryllis

This year or last I detected no scent with mine and I have a pretty good nose. lol I purchased mine from Scheepers both times Alana and got what I ordered.
mariava7
13 years ago
I would think that given the proper care it "likes", Misty can grow into a beautiful Hippie and not just a "cute" one.
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It would not be produced for cutflower production in Holland if it does not perform as expected from such varieties.
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I noticed here in my growing conditions, that trumpets LOVE the warmer weather.
They wake up and bloom later that the other varieties.

Misty with some summer bloomers in August.
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cindeea
13 years ago
OH MY, Maria, that last photo...your color collection is breath taking!! I can only dream of having such variety on display all at once! I's like a fruit cup of colors!

Alana, my Misty has 4 blooms on it's 1st scape.
Noni Morrison
13 years ago
OH! I found my Mistys. I thought they had died but there are 3 of them doing well in a pot. There are no buds on them yet but at least they look alive and healthy. I can see now that my first experience with them was not with good blooms...the pics show how very far mine have to go to equal them. I think maybe they are prettier with better lighting and more heat then mine had. And I see way longer stems then they had too!
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
13 years ago
Well, after seeing every one's lovely pictures of Misty, I think I owe my two bulbs an apology.. The first scapes on each bulb had 4 flowers, and each one has another scape coming, so Misty gets another chance, and I will stop my complaining... Lovely pictures everybody...

Donna
kaboehm (zone 9a, TX USA)
13 years ago
Here's mine...
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It hasn't bloomed again. Must not like it here!
Kristi
haxuan
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you everyone for your comments.

Joshy: the blooms have no scent :-(

Donna: here're photos of the bloom with a bottle of Olay for comparison of size.

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I believe it has decent size; though not as big as other varieties but it's not too small either.

Xuan
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
13 years ago
Dear Xuan, You are too funny... and Cindy with her Perrier bottle..! Well, my Olay bottle is 4oz yours is 6oz only for some reason my bottle looks huge! I still think your flowers are all a bit larger than mine, but I now have hope for mine to be larger next year..! Thanks everybody for the comparisons..

Donna

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joshy46013
13 years ago
Donna, your flower does look really small! Mine was probably twice the size of yours!
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
13 years ago
Thanks, Josh!

Now, everybody doesn't think I'm crazy...Maybe the flowers will be larger next year, the color is fine, just the size, OK..I promise.. no more griping...(about Misty);-)

Donna
joshy46013
13 years ago
I hope it will be larger for you next year :) I love my "Misty", i got another one readying to bloom!
cindeea
13 years ago
OK this is weird, because I use Olay, too...twice daily...and I have the 6oz size like Xuan but the "Original" formula...like Donna
{{gwi:380014}}From 2010-2011 Amaryllis

We must ALL be beautiful women.......well eventually anyway. I hope! lol
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
13 years ago
Maintenance is the word for me.... and your Misty is larger too:-)!! Olay is getting a little free air time!!
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
13 years ago
Actually, I can't say it's done much in the way of maintenance for me....

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just in case you were wondering what I looked like....:-)
haxuan
Original Author
13 years ago
I can't keep laughing about Olay! So, besides plants (amaryllis in particular) we also share a common moisturizer. We are all beautiful people, I believe so :-)

Glad I used the Olay bottle in the photo!

Donna: I hope your blooms will get bigger next season.

Xuan
cindeea
13 years ago
Hey, I can think of WORSE things we could use to compare size (ROFLMAO!!!)

Why Donna, did you just have Rhinoplasty and Lasik???
You LQQK Marvelous Doll!!

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