Amaryllis/Talk

I don't know what's changed since 1911, but my mother and grandmother have both had amaryllis for as long as I can remember and, though this entry says "This is a half-hardy bulbous plant, producing in the spring a number of strap-shaped, dull green leaves, 1-1 1/2 ft. long, arranged in two rows, and in autumn a solid stem, bearing at the top a cluster of 6-12 funnel-shaped flowers," etc.

1. I've never seen it produce more than 4 flowers per stem, and frequently it produces only 2 (usually depending on the age & health of the plant) and
2. They do not always and only produce one stem; the older and larger ones can produce two stems, though usually the bulb grows to nearly the size of a grapefruit before that happens. So anyway. I've changed the text accordingly, leaving the upper limit which may indeed be the case though I've never seen it.
3. They are not always "of a rose color" (and what would that mean, anyway, since roses are not always red?) I'm not sure which genus it is my family has, but since it is sold in flower catalogs (and even at wal-mart, etc.) as "amaryllis" I defend my use of the term. :-) Anyway. So I'm off to change that too.
4. They are not always fragrant. --KQ