On 14/2/05 13:01, in article , "Glen
Able" wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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Certainly,
I've always been told that they like to be 'cosy' in their pots!
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Sacha

Bizarre thing - I bought two of those 'amaryllis + pretty pot + soil' setups
for someone the xmas before last. I immediately gift wrapped them, but
unfortunately didn't get round to giving them and they just sat in a corner.
A few weeks ago I found and unwrapped them to find that, despite not having
been watered or given any light, both of them had a fair amount of crispy
foliage and one even had what was clearly a large, crispy, white flower.
They were also apparently still following the seasons as they both had just
started growing some new non-crispy (but yellow) leaves - I've got them on
the windowsill now and they're green and healthy.


They do seem to thrive on neglect. The one we have here gets stuck in a
corner of the prop. House when it's not flowering and if someone remembers -
rarely - it gets a splash of water. The pot is bulging and misshapen and
the roots must be just huge. But, as I say, it flowers superbly. I once
had one of those you describe given to me as a present. By luck rather
than judgment, I treated it very badly and it rewarded me with wonderful
flowers every year!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)