THE AFRICAN GARDEN

Amaryllis species and hybrids,
including the bi-generic genera of x Amarygia,
x Amarine and x Amarcrinum Gallery

American Amaryllis Hybrids by Les Hannibal
and intergeneric hybrids

Hybrids by Les Hannibal

Please note: LHHDF8 and LHHDF61; and LHHDF3 AND LHHDF4 may be identical bulbs.

Amaryllis ( white, ex. Jack Elliott, originally from Les Hannibal), ex. California, USA.
Flower Head     buds     pedicels     Individual Flower
Scape - 71cm long.     Inflorescence - 85cm high.     Umbel - Up to 8 flowered, 28cm wide.     
Pedicels - < 6.5cm.    Flowers - 11.5cm wide x 8.5cm deep.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 1999.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF1 ex. California, USA.     
Individual Flower     Flower Head
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2006. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF3 ex. California, USA.     
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Scape - 58cm long.     Inflorescence - 74cm high.     Umbel - Up to 9 flowered, 26cm wide.
Pedicels - +/- 5.5cm.     Flowers - 14cm wide x 8cm deep.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF4 ex. California, USA.           
Flower Head     buds     pedicels     Individual Flower      shaded flower   
Scape - 63cm long.     Inflorescence - 79cm high.     Umbel - 7 flowered, 24cm wide.     
Pedicels - +/- 4cm.     Flowers - 13cm wide x 9.5cm.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF6 ex. California, USA.           
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2004. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF8 ex. California, USA.     
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower     seed head
Scape - 79cm long, Dark grey-green.     Inflorescence - 91cm high.
Umbel - 11 flowered, arranged in a complete whorl.     Pedicels - Up to 5cm, deep purple-red.
Flowers - 9.5cm wide x 7.5cm deep, bronzey at base near ovary.
Flowers open white in the throat, reddy-pink in colour at centre end and tips of segments, with reddy-pink veining on front edges of segments. On ageing veining colour deepens and flower centre shades to a reddy-pink, giving an almost self-coloured appearance. Externally, segments are white with a strong reddy-pink median vein and reddy-pink veining along forward half. Segments slightly reflexed, up to 3cm x 9cm.
Reproductive parts - White / deep reddy pink tips, entirely shading a deep reddy-pink on ageing.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF9 ex. California, USA.     
Flower Head     buds     pedicels     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Scape - 54cm long.     Inflorescence - 68cm high.     Umbel - Up to 11 flowered, 23cm wide.
Pedicels - < 4cm.     Flowers - 10.5cm wide x 9cm deep.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF10 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Scape - 65cm long.     Inflorescence - 78cm high.     Umbel - 11 flowered, 22cm wide.   
Pedicels - < 3cm.     Flowers - 9.5cm wide x 8.5cm deep.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF11 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Umbel - 11 flowered, cm wide.     
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2002; flowered also 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF17 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     Individual Flower
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2006. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF18 ex. California, USA.     
Individual Flower
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2006. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF25 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     Individual Flower
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2004. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF30 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2004. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF43 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     Individual Flower

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF46 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     buds     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Scape - 75cm long.     Inflorescence - 89cm high.     Umbel - 11 flowered, 28cm wide.   
Pedicels - +/- 6cm.     Flowers - 11cm wide x 9.5cm deep.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF50 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     Individual Flower
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2004. Planted 2001.

Amaryllis (Les Hannibal Hybrid) LHHDF61 ex. California, USA.         
Flower Head     buds     pedicels     Individual Flower     shaded flower
Scape - 60cm long.     Inflorescence - 73cm high.     Umbel - 11 flowered.     
Pedicels - cm.     Flowers - cm wide x cm deep.
Comments: First flowering, in ground, 2003. Planted 2001.

Other American Hybrids

Amaryllis hyb. ex. Davis, California, USA. nursery website
Bulb     Individual Flower (image with permission of Roy Sachs)     

Intergeneric Hybrids

x Amarygia
Brunsvigia josephinae x Amaryllis belladonna  ex. New Zealand.     Bulb   

x Amarcrinum
x Amarcrinum memoria-corsii     Flower Head     bud     Individual Flower     shaded flower

Amaryllis and Insects -  Pollen meal for a hoverfly

Further Reading -
A Brief Insight into the Distribution of Amaryllis belladonna