On 10/11/12 7:44 AM, mj wrote:
On Thursday, October 11, 2012 10:40:19 AM UTC-4, zxcvbob wrote:
mj wrote:

I have 2 Amaryllis that were beautiful last Christmas season. I cut

off the flower/stem and put them in the green house for the foliage

to dye off. Some of it did, some did not. I looked at them today and

see no change in the bulbs at all. They are in the original pots, do

I transplant them into something bigger? Any suggestions or just

spend another 5 bucks for a new one? MJ





You can keep them in the same small pots (how small are they?) for

years. An 8" azalea pot works really well, even when they get big.



Bob

They are 6 inch pots. Do they need to reach a certain "cold" to blossom? Maybe they weren't cold enough?


Are they true Amaryllis belladonna (commonly called 'Naked Lady'), or
are they Hippeastrum (commonly called 'amaryllis')? See my
http://www.rossde.com/garden/garden_hippeastrum.html for
distinguishing these two.

If they are Hippeastrum, they are normally evergreen and do not go
dormant (other than slowing their growth in the winter). Hippeastrum is
subtropical or even tropical and does not need chilling to bloom.
Actually, it does not want chilling; the chilling required by tulips
might kill Hippeastrum.

Hippeastrum blooms best when pot-bound. Some people keep them in the
same pot until the plant (mother bulb plus side bulbs) split the pot
apart.

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David E. Ross
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