Amaryllis Season is back!

[NYCorchidman]

Ambiance has been growing one flower stalk and I noticed another one starting earlier this week.
It gave me three last year, but I don't complain.

It is white flower with lots of red stripes. Quite nice!

My other two bulbs are still deep in sleep.

All of these guys flowered earlier last year. oh, well.

I'll let them sleep in a little longer I guess.

[Ordphien]

Mine are starting too! I'll grab a pic later.
I wish I could remember it's name.

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[NYCorchidman]

Well, that is why the tag is so important.

[Ordphien]

Lol. No tag.
I should makea tag.

I'll see if I cab find its name.
Big and white. Got it last year.
Making two scapes and a little side bulb has appeared.


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[Pilot]

I now grow mine in very very large pots (I have the room for it) and my bulbs bloom almost constantly now that they have grown so many pups that have since matured. Amaryllis season is now all year long!


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[Paul]

Have never gotten a hippie to rebloom no matter whose advice I follow. Now, if I see a super cheap one around the holidays I get it, let it bloom, then pitch it.

[RosieC]

Looking good

Mine don't seem to be flowering this year, leaves but no spikes. It grew really well last year so not sure why. Oh well!

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by Ordphien

Lol. No tag.
I should makea tag.

I'll see if I cab find its name.
Big and white. Got it last year.
Making two scapes and a little side bulb has appeared.


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Nice!
I love bulbs. There's something about seeing them coming back to life after months of dormancy.
Yours have a large stalk.

White Amaryllis can be tough to ID correctly as there are a few that look awful lot like each other.

Are repotting a cymbidium back there?

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Originally Posted by Pilot

I now grow mine in very very large pots (I have the room for it) and my bulbs bloom almost constantly now that they have grown so many pups that have since matured. Amaryllis season is now all year long!


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what kind of Amaryllis do you have, Ryan??

I thought they only bloomed once a year around spring (the natural cycle).

My aunt had an old variety, Johonsonii, over the years, one bulb gave birth to over twenty! they all bloomed in May, and what a sight it was to see them in bloom!

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Originally Posted by Paul

Have never gotten a hippie to rebloom no matter whose advice I follow. Now, if I see a super cheap one around the holidays I get it, let it bloom, then pitch it.

How do you grow yours? Let me see if I can help.
They are not tricky at all.

Also, I don't think there should be more than one way to grow these. lol

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Originally Posted by RosieC

Looking good

Mine don't seem to be flowering this year, leaves but no spikes. It grew really well last year so not sure why. Oh well!

Rosie, are you talking about the one you nearly killed by not watering one summer??

I think it may still be "recovering" from the drought damage.

Grow it large this year and next spring, there should be flowers.

My Showmaster bulb has shrunk while in dormancy and I am rather worried as it is not a common variety and I love it!

My Benfica is still sleeping, but still large and firm.
Should wake up any time now.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

How do you grow yours? Let me see if I can help.

Thanks, Philip, but I don't currently have one. As with just about anything, there are a number of variations on the theme when it comes to growing these. I've even tried growing them outside for the summer then giving a dry dormancy or semi-dry dormancy or no real dormancy at all. Quite a few variations with regards to water and fert as well. Never any luck. And the foliage is far to boring for me to keep one as a foliage plant.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

They are not tricky at all.

Don't make me hurt you. heh

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Rosie, are you talking about the one you nearly killed by not watering one summer??

I think it may still be "recovering" from the drought damage.

Grow it large this year and next spring, there should be flowers.

My Showmaster bulb has shrunk while in dormancy and I am rather worried as it is not a common variety and I love it!

My Benfica is still sleeping, but still large and firm.
Should wake up any time now.

Yes it's that one, but it's had a couple of years of good growing since, and flowered really well (and grew a lot of leaves) last year.

Anyway, I'm not too concerned, going to do as you say and grow it well this year and hope it flowers again next year.

It's putting up a lot of leaves all at the same time since it came in, and seems quite healthy