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Growing a bulb from scratch
Growing a bulb from scratch
Posted by Amanda
from CA
on 2001-03-20 11:40:08
the seeds? can this be done?? i am a
beginner!! my plant is
amerillis.
please somebody help.
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Amaryllis bulb has split into several small bulbs
This summer I planted my 2 amaryllis bulbs outdoors to gain sun nutrients. Unfortuantely, the bulbs grew and split into dozens (a couple dozen each) of small bulbs. Is is possible for me to replenish these bulbs to a mature size again (within a year or two) and maybe see them flower?
Posted by Rita Dalbec from Minnesota/4 on 2006-10-08 04:01:00
Will I need to feed with a high phosphorus plant food? I am patient and will enjoy the challenge.
Thanks for any help and advice. Rita -
try this
If your plant's flower was definitely
Posted by Nan from In on 2001-03-20 16:15:23
pollinated, after the flower head dries
the seeds will be just about where the
flower head meets the stem, likely
closed in some type of papery pod. The
seeds are black, also rather papery,
flat and the shape is (loosely) disklike
(but at the same time irregularly
shaped) ...about the size of your pinky
fingernail. Plant these seeds 'sideways'
in good draining soil, not totally
covered, cover the pot with plastic,
keep it in about a 65-75 degree place,
and....wait! You'll see grasslike
sprouts, in time. I planted some once
and they took a few months to germinate.
You must then continue growing the small
plants, not giving them a rest as you
must do with amaryllis bulbs themselves.
Sometime in their second year of growth
the plants will have begun to form a
bulb. After they do form that
bulb...they need a rest as do mature
amaryllis bulbs.
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amaryllis rest
what does "a rest mean"? got my papery seeds planted and going to follow your directions, but don't know what "rest" implies.
Posted by k lewis from fl on 2005-05-25 09:09:00-
Amaryllis rest
A lot of people like to put their amaryllis in a rest mode, meaning when the leaves yellow in late fall you stop watering and keep them in a cool spot. However I do not practice that, I allow my bulbs to do whatever they want to do. They usually bloom in spring and summer.
Posted by Zane (zane.zirkle@yahoo.com) from West Virginia on 2010-12-27 09:14:00
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