Hippeastrum reticulatum
This year my hippeastrum has bloomed twice. When I first planted this, I thought it is a pink lily. Later I found out that it is not a lily but amaryllis.
After researching more, I found out that what people thought as amaryllis is actually hippeastrum.
The one that I have is hippeastrum reticulatum. The flowers are pink with reticulated colors on the petals. (Reticulate means having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net)
To make sure that your hippeastrum will reflower, you have to let the bulb retains its original size or gain size. If the hippeastrum has been grown for 2 or more years, offset (daughter) bulblets will be produced. If the bulbs are transferred to a larger pot with the bulblets left attached, you might get a large number of flowering bulbs and create quite a show.
One of these days I am planning to repot the plant. By separating the offsets from the main bulb when repotting into individual pots, I could have a few more pots of hippeastrum in my garden. This type of propagation will produce a flowering bulb in three to four years, which will be identical to the parent plant.
Wonderful bloom, Laman Hati! You must have green fingers
My Amaryllis ‘Mrs Garfield’ blooms occasionally in my garden. Love the sight of it. The flowers are so pretty. Thank you for leaving a comment in my blog earlier. Selamat Hari Merdeka and hope you will win the gardening book 