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Amaryllis/Hippeastrum

Source for amaryllis 'Temptation'?

6 years ago

I tried ETGB, but they keep sending me 'Showmaster'.

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dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts

3 years ago

Lets hope that Temptation hasn't gone the way of Exotica which hasn't been available for several years now. (at least I can't find it) The last few years it was sold Terra Cotta Star was the substitute. I ended up with 2 of them for my last 2 tries for an Exotica!

I too will keep my eyes open for a Temptation; I used to have one and it was just beautiful.

Here is mine (which I no longer have) from 2011..!!

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thomas_vb
6 years ago
A year ago I bought a few bulbs from Fluwel.com. And Temptation was send to me as a free gift bulb.

I don’t know if Temptation was (or still is) available this year. Otherwise you will have to wait until next November..

Here is a picture of Temptation blooming right now:

Best of luck!

Thomas
Sylv Taylor
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Yeah, what I've been getting is SO not Temptation, grr. Thank you!

Nooo they don't ship to the US. DX
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dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
6 years ago
Your Temptation is beautiful!!
hawaiime
6 years ago
Hi Sylv.

You might want to try ordering Showmaster from edensblooms. Mine just bloomed and it's actually Temptation.

These are my misslabels this year: Showmaster from Hirts is actually Charisma, Temptation from ETGB is Showmaster and Showmaster from edensblooms is Temptation.

Good luck!

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Sylv Taylor
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you! If I can scrounge up a little monies, I will.
Blossom (Zone 10a)
3 years ago
Two years later, and the same thing happened to me. I picked up Temptation locally and it bloomed Showmaster. One day, I will try edensblooms as Nora suggested! Hopefully, the mislabel still applies lol ☺️
Sylv Taylor thanked Blossom (Zone 10a)
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
3 years ago
Just happened to be browsing and came across Temptation for a fall order available from K. van Bourgondien. Unfortunately, I believe that you can't buy just 1 bulb but have to buy 3.

I know many of you here have purchased from them and I personally have bought lilies that we planted last fall from them and they came in good condition.

At least it's good to know that this is still available so there is hope of finding them elsewhere if one doesn't want to buy 3 bulbs!

Donna☺☺
Northern Gardener (3b west central MN)
3 years ago
In my (brief) experience, mislabels only apply for one season. They seem to be the result of wholesalers mislabeling entire lots.

I ordered a Temptation from Europe about three years ago. I still haven't figured out the name of what I got, but it wasn't Temptation.
petrushka (7b)
3 years ago
OP was 3 years ago, I also ordered from them in 2019 and got Showmaster , not Temptation. It’s not a mislabel, they just don’t know better..

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