Hippeastrum striatum (Lam.) H.E.Moore
A variable species with many recognised varieties. Stout stems bear an umbel of up to 4, funnel-shaped, orange to coral-red flowers, each segment bearing a central green stripe, in spring and summer. The leaves emerge with the flowers. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
William Herbert figured Hippeastrum pulverulentum in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine [BM t.2273/1821]. A large number of forms of Hippeastrum striatum are figured in the Victorian literature. Loddiges’ Botanical Cabinet figures Amaryllis pulverelenta Lodd.: ‘The blossoms are very conspicuous, and like the whole of this splendid genus, extremely beautiful: they were in perfection in November, and did not produce any seed.’ [LBC no.484/1820]. A very similar variety, Amaryllis acuminata var. longipedunculata, synonyms A. acuminata Suprà., A. pulverulenta Herb., is figured in the Botanical Register [BR f.1188/1828]. Others include: Amarylis fulgida Ker-Gawl., synonym Hippeastrum rutilum var. fulgidum (Ker-Gawl.) Voss, the latter shown with orange flowers ‘the nearest of its kind are crocata, rutila, equestris and reginae’ BR f.226/1817; Amaryllis crocata Ker-Gawl. BR f.38/1815; A. rutila Ker-Gawl. BR f.23/1815, LBC no.1449/1830; Amaryllis acuminata BR f.534/1821; Hippeastrum fulgidum flore pleno FS f.1546/1860-65; Amaryllis crocata LBC no.1082/1826.
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [B.216/1843]. Hippeastrum striatum still grows in the gardens in large numbers, putting out its beautiful orange blooms in the late spring.
Notes
Published May 10, 2009 - 02:27 PM | Last updated Jul 12, 2010 - 02:38 PM
Hippeastrum striatum (Lam.) H.E.Moore | BM t.2273/1821 | BHL
| Family | Amaryllidaceae |
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| Region of origin | Brazil |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Hippeastrum pulverelentum |
| Confidence level | high |
