Amaryllis Cross Blooming

A cross-pollinated amaryllis bulb of mine is finally blooming. I made this cross in 2012. I bought a fake "Candy Floss" from edensblooms in 2012 (no idea what its true identity is so I've called it Fake Candy Floss since). I don't believe it has ever bloomed again, at least I don't recall it flowering again? This is the mother.

This is the father. I don't know the name of this one, but I've had it forever. I also don't believe it's hybridized because when I successfully selfed it, the babies that bloomed were exactly like it, no variations whatsoever.

Year after year I fertilized the crossed seedling and I was starting to think it was taking after its mother's dislike for blooming. All it did was make offsets. Finally this spring, it has sent up a flower stalk.

I thought the whole thing was going to be pink like the mom and you'd have to squint to see dad's stripes but this is interesting. I don't hate it but it looks generic, I'd say. At least it's a strong flower in appearance.

Charisma selfed Amaryllis

Oops! I thought I posted the rest of the Charisma selfed blooms! There were five buds that came up and one bud aborted so a total of four of them came up this year. I posted about the first flower opening here; and these are the other three that followed suit.

May 13, 2015 - Charisma selfed #2

May 14, 2014 - Charisma selfed #3

May 15, 2014 - Charisma selfed #3 (other flower)

May 15, 2014 - Charisma selfed #4

And to answer a question!: "selfed" means that the original Charisma Amaryllis was selfed by its own pollen. Some seeds were given to me and I planted them in 2012. Five of them (even though the last one aborted its stalk) bloomed this year, which is pretty quick, I think!