I took this pictures in Cisarua, Puncak, West Java. I always love the flowers but also always hesitate to plant them at home for various reasons: the soil condition at home, the temperature at home, and the complicated care needed. I’m afraid I screw up planting it and end up feeling sorry whenever I see the plants naked without flowers.
Amaryllis flower is actually an Hippeastrum. Many (common) people mistakenly call this Hippeastrum flower as Amaryllis. Probably because Amaryllis is a much prettier name and much easier name to say. The flowers come in many colors and variations. Hippeastrum means a horseman’s star, while the flower’s common name, Amaryllis, means sparkling. While the name Amaryllis comes from a Greek Mythology, the name Hippeastrum comes from some Englishman. Probably it is because no Greek god/goddess want to be called Hippeastrum. Now, let me tell you a bit about the story of Amaryllis (because the story of a horseman’s star is absolutely boring).
