Amaryllis - Seed propagation

[orchidsarefun]

I have been interested in seed propagation for a while now. My first and only attempt with phal stems failed and I gave up and sent a zygo seed pod to a lab ( hoping that there will be germination, still waiting to hear ).
However I have had success with amaryllis. I suppose I chose them because it also takes about 2-3 years to reach maturity from seed !
About 3 months back I selfed a pink amaryllis and seeds developed. I floated these in water, after reading up on the internet, and these germinated - I would say roughly 70%. After a single leaf developed I potted 3 up together in a 3in pot. Well today they are mostly doing well. Some were eaten by a baby possum, as they have been outdoors for 3 weeks ! The bulbs are developing, about the size of a pinkie nail. I am very curious to see how these turn out !
I will post photos a bit later...when I get my tapatalk phone.

[WhiteRabbit]

Very cool!

About 3 years ago a member cross pollinated all her amaryllis and sent seedlings to several people (including myself) - I still have all but one she sent me, no blooms yet, but glad to know they are maybe now big enough to bloom

looking forward to your pix!

[Call_Me_Bob]

this is awesome! im starting to dabble in hippeastrum, amaryllis, and even some clivias! breeding them would be awesome! and hopefully not as complicated as most orchids! lol

[orchidsarefun]

I'm not sure how to grow these on in terms of a winter rest, but I am having on the job training !

[orchidsarefun]

[stefpix]

I do not think they need a winter rest. I have an hyppeastrum, it blooms in the winter and the summer and I treat as a regular plant.

[Call_Me_Bob]

looks great!!!

i dont know about seedlings, but i thought that hippeastrum/amaryllis do need a winter rest. in november, i just stop watering mine, after a month, or whenever i feel like it, i start watering again. they faithfully send up blooms and then leaves shortly after.

[stefpix]

I think they can also grow all year round. water them less in the winter.

[Call_Me_Bob]

interesting! do they still bloom well without a rest? im lazy, so not watering in the winter is good for me :P

[tuvoc]

I tried a couple of crosses several years ago. I kept them growing year round till they bloomed, kept the few that were really nice, and then started the winter rest thing. Nowadays they go outside as soon as the weather settles down, this year early May. For me, they have become outdoor spring and summer bloomers, which I don't mind at all.

Kim