The most recent and hippest of happenings
‘Lady Jane’ is a 1995 introduction that has seen intensive production among the double amaryllis clan until the last several years. This year it is widely available once again which caught Emaryllis by surprise. There are more and more and …
‘Minerva’ has long been the go-to amaryllis if a bold red and white contrast is needed to get into the holiday spirit. While the red may lean orange, the patterning and ruffled texture is a joy to behold. But in …
In a recent effort to see what might be substituted for ‘Limona’, which is presumably out of production, an unfamiliar but beautiful sight opened on my windowsill. It looked a lot like what ‘Limona’ was originally touted to be, a …
A trip to any big box hardware store this time of year for holiday related items means trying to resist the temptation to buy things I don’t really need. The timer for outdoor lights was needed, another amaryllis box kit…not …
Emaryllis hasn’t always reported each attempt to get a desired cultivar into the gallery in great depth, but we have at least noted mislabeling frustrations in the effort to document ‘Cutting Edge’, an Israeli variety with few available photos online. …
With a worldwide pandemic in full swing, and shopping forays limited to fewer and mostly essential trips, the thought of any sort of Box Kit Bonanza initially seemed dim for 2020. Then again, both grocers and hardware stores where these …
Back in early autumn of 2019, Emaryllis was searching for sources for a couple of new amaryllis cultivars, and stumbled across a surpise offering by one particular mail-order house. In addition to getting a fair price on some huge ‘Wild …
Ten seasons ago, when Emaryllis did the first Box Kit feature on this site, it was done with a sense of whimsy combined with a “Consumer Reports” mentality. It led to both amazement (some of the performances were great) and …
Sticking one’s head in the sand is simply a way to postpone the inevitable. While the appearance of wax coated amaryllis bulbs is nothing new, wishing the trend would go away just hasn’t worked. In fact, waxed bulbs have been …
