Help!

[helagumamela]

My uncle left some bulbs for us to plant some time ago. I thought that they were tulips, and I was actually excited to see them flower. However, when they did flower, the flowers looked like this. They are very beautiful though. Can someone ID this plant for me?

 

[Pat]

The bloom looks like a daylily to me. I may be wrong, I tried a search on google but could not get anything.

 

[Silver surfer]

Hippeastrum I believe.
Many different colours

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=h...llishippeastrum/msg0110152124808.html;600;447

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=h...ishippeastrum%2Fmsg0110152124808.html;600;447

 

[gata montes]

My uncle left some bulbs for us to plant some time ago. I thought that they were tulips, and I was actually excited to see them flower. However, when they did flower, the flowers looked like this. They are very beautiful though. Can someone ID this plant for me?

Oh yes - what you have here - are very definitely Hippeastrum or what are more commonly known as Amaryllis and although most people are only familiar with the houseplant variety - there are hundreds and hundreds of gorgeous colors and varieties to choose from that will happily grow outside.

As I think on looking at your photo - that it is one of the outdoor varieties that you have - mainly because it is very much like one of the many outdoor varieties of Hippeastrum that we grow where I live and which are in fact regarded as one of our favorite spring flowers - in just the same way as tulips and daffodils are elsewhere in the World.

Just in case you are like me and really have a passion for growing these beautiful plants - as I did a thread on the outdoor varieties of Hippeastrum earlier in the year- am including the link here

https://www.gardening-forums.com/threads/hippeastrum-commonly-known-as-amaryllis.1886/

which I hope you will find helpful - as there is plenty of useful information - as well as many excellent examples of the many gorgeous varieties available

 

[helagumamela]

Thanks a lot, everyone! I definitely want to grow more of these because they are very beautiful. Many of my relatives who visited our home loved it as well. I planted more of these, but they do not have flowers yet. I look forward to the day when they will bloom.

 

[gata montes]

Thanks a lot, everyone! I definitely want to grow more of these because they are very beautiful. Many of my relatives who visited our home loved it as well. I planted more of these, but they do not have flowers yet. I look forward to the day when they will bloom.

You're welcome and in answer to your question as to when to expect your Hippeastrum to bloom - that often very depends on a number of things - like for instance the variety - whether it is grown inside or outside and sometimes even on the climate it is grown in - but in general it would be safe to say - that most of the indoor varieties tend to bloom around winter to early spring - whereas the hardy outdoor varieties generally bloom around spring time to early summer - although saying that - there are a few outdoor varieties that flower in late summer to early autumn

 

[helagumamela]

You're welcome and in answer to your question as to when to expect your Hippeastrum to bloom - that often very depends on a number of things - like for instance the variety - whether it is grown inside or outside and sometimes even on the climate it is grown in - but in general it would be safe to say - that most of the indoor varieties tend to bloom around winter to early spring - whereas the hardy outdoor varieties generally bloom around spring time to early summer - although saying that - there are a few outdoor varieties that flower in late summer to early autumn

I see. I guess I would need to wait for a while before I see more amaryllis blooms here in our garden! Thank you again!