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Amaryllis
Hi there,
I'll keep this short. I got an Amaryllis bulb for Xmas which has now flowered (and very nice it was too), the instructions stated that it should be discarded after flowering. Is there no way I can keep it going for next year? It seems a shame to destroy it. Cheers Lord0 |
Amaryllis
On 18 Mar 2007 06:59:27 -0700, "Lord0" wrote:
Hi there, I'll keep this short. I got an Amaryllis bulb for Xmas which has now flowered (and very nice it was too), the instructions stated that it should be discarded after flowering. Is there no way I can keep it going for next year? It seems a shame to destroy it. Cheers Lord0 I've had one growing and flowering for about 30 years. I grew some of its seeds about 20 years ago and a few of the plants are also flowering every year. Most of the Amaryllids you see for sale are Hippeastrums. They are easier to keep flowering than the other species. Steve |
Amaryllis
Lord0 writes
Hi there, I'll keep this short. I got an Amaryllis bulb for Xmas which has now flowered (and very nice it was too), the instructions stated that it should be discarded after flowering. Is there no way I can keep it going for next year? It seems a shame to destroy it. No reason at all not to keep it going. The original bulb will flower year after year and steadily get larger, and it will produce offshoots which is a few years will start flowering themselves. -- Kay |
Amaryllis
"Lord0" wrote in message ups.com... Hi there, I'll keep this short. I got an Amaryllis bulb for Xmas which has now flowered (and very nice it was too), the instructions stated that it should be discarded after flowering. Is there no way I can keep it going for next year? It seems a shame to destroy it. Cheers Lord0 The bulbs are reared to give that one wonderful display and unless you are prepared to give them a strict regime of care then it is unlikely that you will get much ,if anything, in the way of blooms. This site summarises the best technique for their care, but you may have to endure a season without flowers until the bulb has recovered from the commercial forced growing. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/amaryllis.html |
Amaryllis
On 18 Mar, 17:07, "Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)"
wrote: "Lord0" wrote in message ups.com... Hi there, I'll keep this short. I got an Amaryllis bulb for Xmas which has now flowered (and very nice it was too), the instructions stated that it should be discarded after flowering. Is there no way I can keep it going for next year? It seems a shame to destroy it. Cheers Lord0 The bulbs are reared to give that one wonderful display and unless you are prepared to give them a strict regime of care then it is unlikely that you will get much ,if anything, in the way of blooms. This site summarises the best technique for their care, but you may have to endure a season without flowers until the bulb has recovered from the commercial forced growing.http://www.thegardenhelper.com/amaryllis.html Best thing to do with them is to keep them growing, saw it on a gardening prog and tried it, worked very well, just keep them pot bound, water and feed, and you will be rewarded with more blooms, often more than one flower spike. Best I had was a flower spike with 6 blooms, and mine were kept groeing for several years with NO stopping. |
Amaryllis
"Mike in Spain" wrote: Best thing to do with them is to keep them growing, saw it on a gardening prog and tried it, worked very well, just keep them pot bound, water and feed, and you will be rewarded with more blooms, often more than one flower spike. Best I had was a flower spike with 6 blooms, and mine were kept groeing for several years with NO stopping. --- Yes, I remember seeing a Gardener's World prog. a few years back where a lady in Wales, I think, grew hundreds of them in her house and around her garden. She had Amaryllis enthusiasts from around the world visiting her hoping to discover the secret of her success. I have never been able to get any of mine to flower after the first year and envy greatly those of you who do. Mike, in Peterborough |
Amaryllis
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:06:33 GMT, "MikeCT"
wrote: "Mike in Spain" wrote: Best thing to do with them is to keep them growing, saw it on a gardening prog and tried it, worked very well, just keep them pot bound, water and feed, and you will be rewarded with more blooms, often more than one flower spike. Best I had was a flower spike with 6 blooms, and mine were kept groeing for several years with NO stopping. --- Yes, I remember seeing a Gardener's World prog. a few years back where a lady in Wales, I think, grew hundreds of them in her house and around her garden. She had Amaryllis enthusiasts from around the world visiting her hoping to discover the secret of her success. I have never been able to get any of mine to flower after the first year and envy greatly those of you who do. Mike, in Peterborough My experience is as yours, Mike. You are not alone. BobFlowerdew once said on GQT that it's not worth the effort. I think the thing is to keep the leaves growing for a while after flowering, and feeding, to build up the bulb for next year. I've given up trying. I don't like throwing out a bulb, but they are too much trouble unless you have a large conservatory or greenhouse. I remember that lady on GW. She had a room full of them! Pam in Bristol |
Amaryllis
Pam Moore writes
On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:06:33 GMT, "MikeCT" wrote: "Mike in Spain" wrote: Best thing to do with them is to keep them growing, saw it on a gardening prog and tried it, worked very well, just keep them pot bound, water and feed, and you will be rewarded with more blooms, often more than one flower spike. Best I had was a flower spike with 6 blooms, and mine were kept groeing for several years with NO stopping. --- Yes, I remember seeing a Gardener's World prog. a few years back where a lady in Wales, I think, grew hundreds of them in her house and around her garden. She had Amaryllis enthusiasts from around the world visiting her hoping to discover the secret of her success. I have never been able to get any of mine to flower after the first year and envy greatly those of you who do. My experience is as yours, Mike. You are not alone. BobFlowerdew once said on GQT that it's not worth the effort. I think the thing is to keep the leaves growing for a while after flowering, and feeding, to build up the bulb for next year. I've given up trying. I don't like throwing out a bulb, but they are too much trouble unless you have a large conservatory or greenhouse. I remember that lady on GW. She had a room full of them! I used to grow them about 30 years ago, using Mike-in-Spain's technique of keeping them in growth as long as they wanted to be, and keeping them pot-bound. Flowering increased year on year, especially once the off shoots started flowering too. I stopped growing them with upheavals in RL. More recently I've started growing them again with less success, so maybe Rupert's comment is true in that the commercial growing has now become more intensive and it's more difficult to keep the bulb going. But I read on here a couple of years back that they like their shoulders to be baked in the summer, so I've made sure the tops of the bulbs are clear of the soil, and that they're in a sunny spot in summer, and that seems to have initiated flowering again. One warning - they are very susceptible to slug damage. -- Kay |
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