Hippeastrum puncieum Red Peruvian Form Blooming

Joshua Young joshuakyleyoung@gmail.com
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:36:50 PDT
Jim,

   It does offset but not at a high rate.  There was some speculation around
H. reginae.   Whatever it is, it has the characteristic aster green star
that is found in many of the Peruvian species!

Josh

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 8:25 PM, J.E. Shields <jshields@indy.net> wrote:

> Josh,
>
> Very nice!  Might it have some reginae in it?  Does it make offsets?
>
> Jim S.
>
>
> At 07:49 PM 7/28/2011 -0400, you wrote:
> >*CORRECTION, it was collected in QUILLABAMBA!*
> >
> >Hi Guys,
> >
> >    I wasn't able to share this with you guys during the time it bloomed
> so I
> >wanted to share now!  This is a beautiful form of H. puniceum (so we
> >think!?) from Peru!   It blooms from small bulbs several times a year!  It
> >has bloomed three times in the past nine months..
> >
> >    The red is incredibly beautiful and deep with the throat being an
> aster
> >green extending into a star!  Truly a choice form!  It was collected in
> >Quillabamba, Peru.  Does anyone disagree with the ID?
> >
> >
> >
> >http://flickr.com/photos/65602530@N05/…
> >http://flickr.com/photos/65602530@N05/…
> >
> >Josh
> >Central, Indiana
>
>
>
>
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