red-striped hippeastrum

[turlough]

The first flower on the hippeastrum I bought for Christmas has just opened.



Nikon Coolpix 775, auto, macro

Comments

[darkemeralds]

Is that an orchid? What a luscious image!

[turlough]

No, hippeastrum used to be called amaryllis but they changed the name of this spieces a while ago.

[darkemeralds]

I did not know that. Thanks! Should've googled it, but sometimes the old habit of conversation based on information just pops back up. :D

[turlough]

I totally know what you mean. It's so easy to google or wiki something but I still forget that it's possible when I'm having a conversation with someone.

[omens]

Oooh, very pretty!

[turlough]

Thank you!