The bud has opened. I am thinking that this is a hippeastrum. I am still a touch confused as most of the information I have found talks of the leaves dying back after the bulb has flowered. This one of mine has never died back.
The lighting here is totally natural - it's the morning sun shining through the leaves of the tree above the pot that the plant is growing in.
I'm from Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. Tulbagh is a small farming community.
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Yes, I'm pretty sure you're right Sally. I had one of these but it disappeared in the drought. And yes, it will die right back and disappear until next year.
@golftragic Marnie, the lack of any sign of the leaves dying back has been the confusing thing with this plant. We have lived here for 13 years and the leaves have never died back. This flower stalk is only the third one that the plant has produced during the same time frame as well.
@salza Oh golly whizz, dunno about this difference. Put it down to climatic variation?? As for producing 3 flower stalks in 13 years I think you should put a shovel very close to that plant!! If it doesn't perform, dig it out.
@golftragic that fact that green leaves remain year round, with or without water, is it's saving grace. For many years I thought it was a clivia that was unhappy.
