Amaryllis vs Lycoris

Jim McKenney jimmckenney@starpower.net
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:12:26 PDT
At 10:45 PM 8/13/2004 -0400, Eugene Zielinski
 wrote:
>I have to disagree with Jim's assessment of Lycoris squamigera vs Amaryllis
>belladonna.  I think they are both beautiful in their own way. 


I didn't say Lycoris squamigera wasn't beautiful. But what I did imply is
that Amaryllis belladonna is a lot more beautiful. Look carefully at those
Lycoris flowers: they lack symmetry, they lack substance, the color is
indefinite, and they stink - or to be more precise, they smell like vinyl.
Now compare the Amaryllis on each of those points and try - ha! - to
convince me that they are of comparable beauty. The Lycoris is a low class
floozy compared to the Amaryllis.

Jim McKenney
jimmckenney@starpower.net
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where this establishment is
unfortunately spurned by the higher class patrons and is forced to make do
with the floozies. 

  








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