Once again, despite being well versed in the (sometimes) wicked ways of the box kit world, Emaryllis has been weak in the face of glossy images lavished upon thin cardboard cartons. What can I say, marketing works. Ah, but …
Here we are in September, the month during which amaryllis fans in the Northern Hemisphere begin salivating over (and ordering in earnest!) those new varieties that companies are lining up for autumn shipment. As usual, Royal Colors of the Netherlands …
Once in a while it pays to double check the site for broken links and such; just due diligence at my own slow and steady interval. It would seem that perhaps a few questions put to Andre Barnhoorn last April …
Emaryllis.com exists in large part due to the fact that amaryllis bulbs have been marketed and sold using names that often incorrectly represent the original and specific genetic variant that a breeder has sent forth into the bulb trade. Once a …
Just when you thought the season of spending was ending, two Dutch companies say…’not so fast.’ I am accustomed to Royal Colors continuing their offerings well into spring, but these are mostly just varieties that haven’t sold out and are …
Royal Colors has certainly been on a roll with the novel offerings. Two that grabbed my attention this season did so for the same reason. In trying to verify their names, no registry information could be found for either. Emaryllis loves a …
Emaryllis shells out a fair amount each season to attempt to get as many newly available varieties into the photo gallery as possible. But sometimes things don’t go perfectly. Case in point: ‘Tutti Frutti’. While the one and …
Reading Emaryllis.com posts can be a bummer sometimes. Often new varieties are added each season with suitable fanfare, but much of the time the news is of the latest mislabeling fiasco. Not today folks! We now take a break from …
But here it-or rather, they are! Royal Colors offered three of the klister (Dutch for cluster) type amaryllis this season, so naturally Emaryllis had to have one of each. Marketing these clumps (which Royal Colors distinguished with the “multiflora” moniker) …
Three down, one to go. Out of four ‘Kahlua’ bulbs received from Royal Colors this season, not one has turned out to be true to name. The first was a total surprise, and a new cultivar to the eyes …
