Thursday, 14 June 2012

FFF30 - HIPPEASTRUM

Hippeastrum is a genus of about 90 species and 600+ hybrids and cultivars of bulbous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas from Argentina north to Mexico and the Caribbean. Some species are grown for their large showy flowers.

For many years there was confusion amongst botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of this genus, which are widely used as indoor flowering bulbs. The generic name Amaryllis applies to bulbs from South Africa, usually grown outdoors.

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23 comments:

  1. Birgitta14 June 2012 at 08:18

    Beautiful deepred flowers!

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  2. NatureFootstep14 June 2012 at 08:20

    my first thought was Amaryllis. But this oen seem to have more wavy petals. My favourite christmas flower. :)

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  3. Helene Orskaug14 June 2012 at 08:40

    Beautiful! Looks a lot like Amaryllis!
    Have a great weekend!

    Helene

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  4. Unknown14 June 2012 at 09:44

    i associate this flower with Christmas.
    love the deep red color.

    Singapore Daisy

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  5. lotusleaf14 June 2012 at 10:00

    I always get confused between Hippeastrum and Amaryllis. I think all of mine are Amaryllis, as they all grow outdoors.

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  6. Francisca14 June 2012 at 10:06

    This deep silky red is one of my favorite colours... and it's hard to photograph well. You succeeded, Nick! Lovely!

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  7. Donna Heber14 June 2012 at 11:25

    Gorgeous Hippeastrum! I'm not familiar with this flower in my area. It has such a lovely deep red color.

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  8. A wondering star14 June 2012 at 11:37

    Hippeastrum has a wonderful red color! I thought it was Amaryllis, as we have for Christmas.
    Thanks for sharing

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  9. Lois Evensen14 June 2012 at 11:43

    What a glorious shade of red! Beautiful flowers!

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  10. Libby14 June 2012 at 13:47

    The COLOR on these is just so rich and saturated! love them! Thanks (as always) for hosting!

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  11. Unknown14 June 2012 at 14:25

    This variety of the Amaryllis family is stunning too, as well as more painterly!

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  12. Andrea14 June 2012 at 17:22

    wow i love this very red amaryllis, i have been waiting for FFF to be up since yesterday morning because you normally post it early Thursday, haha! Now, you also posted Hippeastrum!...Andrea

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  13. Gowri14 June 2012 at 21:05

    Beautiful flowers!

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  14. Kranky Granny14 June 2012 at 22:36

    Lovely shot. This is not a plant I am familiar with so I appreciate the history.

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  15. Modern Mom14 June 2012 at 23:18

    They're lovely.

    Oranged!

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  16. Seraphinas Phantasie15 June 2012 at 01:18

    Wonderful deep red flowers. Great capture !

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  17. Anonymous15 June 2012 at 04:20

    Stunning picture..
    Very beautiful!!

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  18. Linda15 June 2012 at 05:34

    What a gorgeous bloom.

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  19. Asha Ram15 June 2012 at 06:55

    Beautiful beautiful! Thanks for sharing

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  20. LeAnne15 June 2012 at 07:48

    Gorgeous deep red! Thanks so much for hosting!

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  21. SquirrelQueen15 June 2012 at 23:37

    What a beautiful flower, I love that rich, deep red.
    I am learning a lot about flowers from you each week.

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  22. Linda16 June 2012 at 14:16

    This is one of my very favorite blooms! I have several...love them! Thanks for hosting!

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  23. Halcyon16 June 2012 at 19:36

    That's a beautiful shade of red!

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