Amaryllis vs Lycoris
Eugene Zielinski (Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:05:01 PDT)
Yes, I should have said that the Amaryllis and Lycoris are equally
beautiful.
I saw my first Belladonnas a mere two years ago in California - along the
road near a fruit stand. They were as beautiful as the pictures indicated,
despite the location. Still, I like the diaphanous quality of L.
squamigera, especially when it's seen in a lightly wooded setting. I can't
say anything about the scent, since I never got close enough to smell
anything. (Years in a chemistry lab will do that to your sense of smell.)
I had a hard time convincing my traveling companions (from Pennsylvania)
that the CA Belladonnas were not "Magic Lilies."
Eugene Zielinski
Augusta, GA
[Original Message]
From: Jim McKenney <jimmckenney@starpower.net>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: 8/13/04 11:12:26 AM
Subject: [pbs] Amaryllis vs Lycoris
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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