Rubra Bicolour


Photo of 'Rubra Bicolour' by Les Hannibal.


Blank specimen in Clifford Herbarium

My own specimen raised from seed
supplied by Les Hannibal.

These beautiful Cape Belladonnas are descended from plants presumably brought to northern California by Portuguese immigrants. L. S. Hannibal has determined that this variety matches the blank specimen in the Clifford Herbarium which has been incorrectly identified as Amaryllis Belladonna L.

It seems to agree with Miller's AMARYLLIS spathâ triflorâ corollis campanulatis aequalibus genitalibus declinatus- Lily Daffodil with three Flowers in each Cover, whose Petals are equal and Bell-shaped, with declining Stamina. This became Amaryllis capensis (non L) in the Gardeners Dictionary of 1768.