Plant ID help please - Indoor Bulb

nickyd, Nov 16, 6:35am
Hi, any idea what this bulb is?
Apparently the original was given to our friends by someone else a few years ago - is a very large bulb and only flowered once it was re-potted into a large pot and kept in the conservatory - but no one knows what it actually is, despite consulting several garden books etc
Any ideas much appreciated - thanks ! https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/676786202.jpg https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/676785931.jpg

holmda, Nov 16, 6:48am
Looks like Amaryllis

harrislucinda, Nov 16, 6:49am
it is

harrislucinda, Nov 16, 6:51am

harrislucinda, Nov 16, 6:54am

maclad, Nov 16, 6:57am
It is an Amaryllis, known as Hippeastrum.

oh_hunnihunni, Nov 16, 7:11am
Oh dear. I think I just developed a new obsession.

piquant, Nov 16, 7:18am
Sorry, folks - disagree. I think it is Vallota speciosa. Closely related to Amaryllis - but look at the stamens. Vallotas are spaced out whereas amaryllis lie all together in the throat.

maclad, Nov 16, 7:22am
Oops, I did not look closely enough

harrislucinda, Nov 16, 8:03am
gosh looking again yes you are right But hope she enjoys it

nickyd, Nov 16, 8:04am
Thanks! - I reckon that's probably it

barbiedoll, Nov 17, 4:29am
Bobcat, they are pretty. Do they have a perfume?

harrislucinda, Nov 17, 4:53am
the white double does a powder gentle smell

amph981, Feb 12, 11:52pm
Yes a Valotta lilly, they will increase and apparently like being pot bound.