Hippeastrum ‘Elvas’, new to me this year, is the third of my amaryllises to bloom this winter. This is the first double-flowered amaryllis I’ve grown. 
‘Elvas’ is small, growing only to a foot high, with flowers about five inches wide. Mine did not produce any leaves before sending up its flower stalk, which holds four blooms.
I think another flower stalk is on its way. This tip seems too thick for a leaf:
Time will tell.
The flower’s background is white to pale pink, with raspberry speckles and striations throughout, and narrow picotee edging. There’s a nice ruffled whorl of petals in the center, emerging from an apple-green throat. Some of the petals have a touch of green on their tips as well.
I think ‘Elvas’ would look stunning next to ‘Gervase’, (my current all-time favorite amaryllis!) seen here in a picture from 2013:
I’ll try to get them to bloom concurrently next year. Won’t that be a nice challenge?
Cosmos and Cleome 
Isn’t Elvas a beauty? I gave away one in bud several Thanksgivings ago. It bloomed the next day.
Bringing them back to bloom is no real feat. Bringing them to bloom on a timetable takes magic. I hope you succeed, they will be gorgeous together.
‘Elvas’ is stunning, Kimberley. I don’t grow amaryllis, but now I’m tempted. P. x
After enjoying your pictures I went out and started watering mine. They’re not as fancy but at this time of year they should still make me smile. Hopefully I’ll be enjoying blooms of my own in a couple weeks!
Getting any of my amaryllis to bloom is a nice challenge! (I had one of three bloom last year. Didn’t buy any new ones this year) I’ve never grown a dwarf amaryllis. I want to, now. That is one lovely flower.
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