topic Re: Amaryllis time in Garden

Amaryllis time

lulu2 — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 18:50:59 GMT

I've been starting bulbs at about 10 day intervals. So far I've done 4. They measure approximately 12", 10", 7", & 4". Last week I saw the grocery store now has bulbs already planted for the same price they were selling the kit. The store bought ones are about the same height as the ones I planted and have pretty print paper around the pots. I should have waited and saved the myself a mess of dirt.

Last year I had blooms Nov - Feb.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:31:47 GMT

Good for you! It will be beautiful. I think that some of the joy comes from doing the work.

What colors do you have?

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lulu2 — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:58:43 GMT

@Sweetbay magnolia

Based on the labels, 1 pink, 1 red, 1 stripe and 1 white. I've learned not to count on (correct) color labels, so I may be surprised.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 21:50:42 GMT

@lulu2Lovely! I hear you though - labels can be wrong (I am a horticulturist).

I need to get a bulb or two and get growing. And some paperwhites.

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esmerelda — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:44:49 GMT

I have one that grew over the summer...didn't flower, not that I expected it to.

I just had last year's bulb that I dumped into a bucket with some deadheaded debris, left it there for a few weeks, then dumped the bucket onto a pile in the woods. The bulb looked so alive, I decided to stick it in a pot of dirt. I didn't expect it to do anything. But it put up a couple of "leaves."

So what do I do now? Cut it back? Stop watering? Any way it will bloom this winter?

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lulu2 — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 17:39:42 GMT

Today I realized, the 2 bulbs that are the tallest, have no buds. It's nothing but a lot of foliage. The 2 smaller plants have a visible bud.

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lulu1 — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 03:58:13 GMT

@lulu2 wrote:
I've been starting bulbs at about 10 day intervals. So far I've done 4. They measure approximately 12", 10", 7", & 4". Last week I saw the grocery store now has bulbs already planted for the same price they were selling the kit. The store bought ones are about the same height as the ones I planted and have pretty print paper around the pots. I should have waited and saved the myself a mess of dirt.

Last year I had blooms Nov - Feb.

UPDATE

Two of the grocery store bought ones (@ $4.99) are blooming. One has 6 blooms on 1 stalk and 2 smaller stalks. The other has 4 blooms just beginning to bloom with another smaller stalk. One plant is orange, the other is red.

The ones I planted are no taller than they were a few weeks ago.

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luvdoodles — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 22:11:42 GMT

A neighbor of mine left one outside our front door the other day. Dealing with cancer and it was a thoughtful gift. So two bulbs sitting on top of dirt. She placed a few pinecones on top of the dirt too, looks cute. Stalks are about 6-8 inches high. So how do I care for this plant. Never had one before. Each stalk has a good size bulb on it. Would love for it to bloom.

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JustJazzmom — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 01:56:51 GMT

@luvdoodles wrote:
A neighbor of mine left one outside our front door the other day. Dealing with cancer and it was a thoughtful gift. So two bulbs sitting on top of dirt. She placed a few pinecones on top of the dirt too, looks cute. Stalks are about 6-8 inches high. So how do I care for this plant. Never had one before. Each stalk has a good size bulb on it. Would love for it to bloom.

http://ccenassau.org/resources/amaryllis

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Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 02:00:23 GMT

We always got my m-i-l an amaryllis "kit" for Christmas. She so loved to grow things.