Amaryllis

[catjac1975]

Happy Nymph is about to blossom, happy. I bought two varieties last year, Happy Nymph sent a lot of leaves with the flower stalks, and Picotee sent flower stalks first, and two tiny leaves later.

Different plants (kids) have different characters.
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So beautiful at every stage!

 

[Phaedra]

So beautiful at every stage!

Yes, and they just brighten your days when the garden is still a mess.

The other variety might take another few days, can't wait.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Yes, and they just brighten your days when the garden is still a mess.
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The other variety might take another few days, can't wait.

Above comment is reality in many winter areas . So true . Lovely and with 2 flower stalks.
@Phaedra what a beautiful Hippeastrum/ amaryllis. It looks similar to Minerva, Star of Holland , or Nagano?
Star of Hollander is a wide variety of amaryllis with a center white star , red or orangish color outer color.

 

[Phaedra]

Amaryllis 'Picotee' - also two flower stalks.​

The flower is much smaller than 'Happy Nymph' and a bit shorter. It has also much less foliage at this moment.

I just wonder, to ensure Amaryllis can grow well and store as much energy as possible for future blooming, is it a practical way to transplant them in a favorable environment (for example, in a much larger container when there is no risk for any kind of cold snap)?

 

[Phaedra]

Above comment is reality in many winter areas . So true . Lovely and with 2 flower stalks.
@Phaedra what a beautiful Hippeastrum/ amaryllis. It looks similar to Minerva, Star of Holland , or Nagano?
Star of Hollander is a wide variety of amaryllis with a center white star , red or orangish color outer color.

Thanks, I am totally newbie to Amaryllis but so pleased about receiving two very healthy bulbs. I believe I will pick another two to three varieties this autumn.

Do you know if they multiply like other bulbs?

 

[catjac1975]

Yes, and they just brighten your days when the garden is still a mess.
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The other variety might take another few days, can't wait.

We are having our coldest winter in years. My greenhouse is loaded with my own Amaryllis hybrids. I repotted them 2 summers ago, and they are huge and glorious. I spend my days in there, starting my early veggies and being surround by the Amaryllis. I have gone back to my treadmill in my cellar to get my exercise sorely missed by this cold.

 

[flowerbug]

i'm not sure that transplanting is a good idea once they are actively growing. if you have them in a large enough pot that won't bake and dry out too quick they should be ok. just remember to check on them from time to time. they don't need a huge amount of watering, but they do need some.

i have in the past taken some outside and put them under a tree for partial shade and then bring them in again in the fall before it gets too cold. the only problem is that you then may also be bringing in pests.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Thanks, I am totally newbie to Amaryllis but so pleased about receiving two very healthy bulbs. I believe I will pick another two to three varieties this autumn.

Do you know if they multiply like other bulbs?

Mature Amaryllis bulbs will produce tiny new bublets starting at less than an inch in size. But they don’t multiply like other bulbs grown out in the garden in my zone. I grow them in pots for the holidays . Some amaryllis breeders have started to cross breed their own bulbs by using a pipe cleaner gathering pollen from one flower and passing it to another. Then when the pollinated flower will produce seeds and may be a combined version of the parent plants.

Amaryllis produced bublets can be seen attached to the sides of the mother bulb, remove them from the mother bulb and plant in a small pot in fast draining soil. It can take many years before the bublets grow large enough to bloom.

I remove the bulblets to conserve energy for next seasons blooms. Leaving the bulblets on the mother bulb in time can also produce larger bublets that can send up new leaves . This is another way to produce a larger bulb (up to 2”) from the mother bulb then separate from mother plant and plant in a container.

Another way to propagate the same amaryllis plant , is the allow the flowers to go to seed, let the seeds ripen on the plant then remove seeds and plant in a planter to start new plants from seed.