Hi there, PBS friends! I have two questions you could hopefully answer. In Spring, I bought a bulb for *Amaryllis belladonna*. I planted it, and of course it did nothing. It spent pretty well all summer in my cupboard with no water or love or light and then in September I began watering it. In no time at all, it has burst forth with a profusion of foliage and appears to be thriving in my kitchen window. However, there is very unusual stippling- almost like variegation- along most of the leaf margins. I have attached a photo. Does this have anything to do with growing conditions, or is this perhaps a virus that I should be concerned about? Any explanation or guidance would be appreciated! I also bought a 'Red Lion' amaryllis (*Hippeastrum*) in late November and it is now blooming. It is clearly NOT 'Red Lion'. The blooms are a lovely reddish pink with lower petals of white. It is extremely beautiful, and of course not what I expected! Is this a mutant that I was just lucky enough to purchase, or was the bulb mislabeled? If the latter, I would love to know the name of this cultivar. Again, see attached photo. Thanks for all your help, everyone! -Lyndon Penner -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Amaryllis belladonna.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 76120 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Hippeastrum.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 95414 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
