Hippeastrum x johnsoni Hort.
A Hippeastrum reginae (L.) Herb. x Hippeastrum vittatum (L’Hér.) Herb. hybrid. Flowers deep dull red, the keel striped white. [RHSD, Baker Am.].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘The broad-leaved species of Hippeastrum hybridise with great facility, and the original hybrids can be easily intercrossed. Since the year 1799, when H. Reginae was first crossed with H. vittatum by a watchmaker in Prescot, in Lancashire, called Johnson, after whom the hybrid was named, a very large number of beautiful types have been produced.’ [Baker Am.]. Bury pl.1/1831-34.
History at Camden Park
Desideratum to Loddiges’ Nursery on 6th January 1845. [MP A2933-2, p.28]. Listed as Hippeastrum reginae-vittata in both the 1830 and 1836 Loddiges’ Nursery catalogues, copies of which are held at Camden Park [CPA], and this is presumably where Macarthur obtained his information. I have found no further record of this plant.
Notes
In Australia the name Hippeastrum johnsoni is often given to hippeastrum hybrids that conform to the description of the true H. x johnsoni regardless of parentage.
Published May 15, 2009 - 03:08 PM | Last updated Oct 23, 2011 - 04:30 PM
Hippeastrum x johnsoni Hort. | Bury pl.1/1831-34 | BHL
| Family | Amaryllidaceae |
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| Region of origin | Garden origin, Prescot, Lancarshire, England |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Johnsoni (reginae-vittatum)
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| Confidence level | high |