Comments on: a great new amaryllis

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:41:03 +0000

Welcome, Helen. I have found with florists plants like this (or at least bulbs prepared in a nursery or greenhouse grower setting for Year 1 performance when the customer buys them) that sometimes the year after is the hardest. They need to adjust to the new routine. I think it will get used to you this year. Don’t keep it too cold in winter — not sure how that garage is, maybe fine. Don’t give it too much fertilizer (especially N) as it seems inclined to leaves, leaves, leaves. Let it get good light but not sun all season, especially if you can spot it in semi-shade outdoors to enjoy the season.

By: helen schattner

helen schattner — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:56:06 +0000

Last year for Christmas I received an amaryllis bulb. Started it growing. It had two spikes and flowers that were beautiful. When they finished blooming I trimmed the spikes and let it grow until about November and moved it to the cool garage with no water for dormancy. In mid March it looked like it wanted to grow. Brought it into the house and the leaves shot out bigger, but I still do not have any spikes. What should I do? Helen

By: Ireneberry

Ireneberry — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:42:39 +0000

Hello Margaret and everybody, Here, as promised, are my amaryllis snaps. Very beauteous and no one more surprised than me that it returned! Margaret, they are uploaded onto the forum and you said you could marry them up for me. Thank you for that. Not being skinflinty but I've worked it out that that plant is now effectively half price. I bought two more this winter a dramatic carmine and a pale pink and cream. Next winter it will be so exciting to try again. Best wishes amaryllis queens eveywhere xxxx