Hippeastrum papilio - the Butterfly Hippeastrum (syn Amaryllis papilio)

[@trinasaussiegarden244]

Just lovely, thanks Johnny😊🌸

[@RicardoLugo-k4s]

Buenas noches por favor por favor no venden semilla de esta especie gracias

[@Preppy-b2j]

Hi Johnny, I would like to know more about it, I bought yesterday around 700 bulbs of them

[@johnnyAGardening]

What would you like to know in particular ?

[@Preppy-b2j]

@@johnnyAGardening Can I plant them under direct sunlight in ground? I live in Perth, Aust. Thanks

[@johnnyAGardening]

@@Preppy-b2j We grow them in containers as well as in ground. One problem is that flowering can be a little sporadic, good flowering one year, none the next. However we do love them and get reasonable results (some years)

[@evelynnekosowski3885]

Do you sell to the public?

[@user-ue7yh6xb8l]

It's not epiphytic, are you guys out of you minds? It's terrestrial and the pronunciation doesn't include "iaii" at the end.

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks for the comments HOWEVER - Maybe some alternative research will help you as naturally, it is epiphytic according to many sources (and us). SEE www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/BULBS/Family/Amaryllidaceae/22372/Hippeastrum_papilio www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/hip-pap-sub.asp Et al As for pronunciation maybe ours it not the best, however the family is spelt AMARYLLIDACEAE if that what you mean. Thanks for watching.

[@user-ue7yh6xb8l]

@@johnnyAGardening yeah, such as living in Brazil and studying these plants in situ for 30+ years, sure, what do I know, right?