Comments on: Amaryllis en Masse

By: Gej

Gej — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:53:09 +0000

The picture looks like a beautiful watercolor painting!

By: atbnorge

atbnorge — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:30:10 +0000

I love amarillo—especially the orange variety—reminds me of my father who loved the plant.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:05:45 +0000

lojet, we do often plant the bulbs but they tend to fare poorly in hot weather, though we have coaxed a few flowers back again. Actually, it’s probably best to wait for the leaves to die, then refrigerate the bulbs in the veggie drawers for a few months (don’t eat them by mistake) then plant them again and hope they come back to life like it’s the next year’s spring… :)

By: lojet

lojet — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:33:33 +0000

MM, I wish you would try and put the bulbs down in the garden after the flowers wilt. You cut off the flower stalk and plant the bulb halfway in a well draining area of the garden and water and fertilize them just as you would your other plants. After a few months where the leaves multiply and make food to store energy for the flower bud inside the bulb, there will be a dieback of the leaves a signal that they will be going to dormancy at which time you stop watering and fertilizing them. After a few months flower scapes will appear, bloom for the season and then the leaves come out and the cycle begins again. The painstaking act of digging and cold storage is done only if you want to force them to flower at a certain time of the year. If you just want to enjoy their blooms you just leave them in the garden paying attention only to their need to rest a few months each season. Some will not die back and will just put out flowers when they are ready, usually in the spring.
More info here: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep060

By: Mom-Friday

Mom-Friday — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:49:27 +0000

oops, sorry MM, found your link about my question…thanks again!

By: Mom-Friday

Mom-Friday — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:31:10 +0000

This flower is so elegant, like my favorite Tulip. I like your Amaryllis in Water in the clear vase :) An aunt gave a pot of dark red-orange variety more than 6 months ago and until now, it did not bear a flower yet so I still have not transferred it to a nice indoor pot. Would you know the flowering cycle of this plant?

By: natie

natie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:24:26 +0000

Exquisite, MM!! the variegated peach/salmon/white colors go well with the blue ceramic pot. so many buds ready to bloom–you’ll enjoy that arrangement for many days.