Since we don’t have an open house in June, I wanted to share photos of Ammocharis corranica in flower now. This easy-to-grow amaryllid has thrived in the gardens at JLBG since 2004. First cousin to the better known genera like amaryllis, crinum, and lycoris, the South African ammocharis makes a very short, but incredibly showy bulb for a sunny garden spot.
I’m disappointed in my own efforts to grow Ammocaris. Planted in Feb 2020, it has about six leaves but no hint of a flower bud. I grow amaryllis and crinum in the same east facing full sun bed bounding the Lanai without problems so I thought it worth a chance to push the zone. Apparently 10a is just a bit too hot for it. Dang!
Perhaps patience is all that’s needed. It was in a rather hot part of South Africa where we saw them growing