Amaryllis belladonna
jmsjon664@aol.com (Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:09:20 PDT)

I've just had an amusing experience with the Amaryllis. I've been
growing it for several years in the greenhouse and felt I had to share
such a magnificent, showy flower with my daughter in Santa Rosa, CA, so
sent her home with one in July. Last week it was my turn to visit her
and, perhaps you've guessed already, there was Amaryllis in bloom
everywhere. EVERYWHERE. At least she won't be left out.
To top it off, when I got home I was greeted by my own plant beginning
to do its thing. Now, I normally keep it totally dry over the summer
to get it to hold off till October, but this summer was so hot and so
dry that I spritzed all the dormant bulbs (kept in the greenhouse) a
few times, and of course the good deed was rewarded by the premature
bloom. However, other pots of it show no sign of activity yet.
Jim Jones
Lexington, MA

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Sayce <ksayce@willapabay.org>
To: pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, Aug 25, 2010 5:21 pm
Subject: [pbs] Amaryllis belladonna

Greetings, all.Last summer, my Amaryllis belladonna waited until
September to flower.This year, despite the local summer weather being
colder than last summer, I now have more than 10 flower stalks up, and
flowers will be along within the week. Very strange, as I expected
them to flower even later than last year. Also, I have more stalks
from each bulb, 2 or 3 on most. This is perhaps not such a surprise,
as the plants had a pretty good period during late winter and spring
for foliage, after being frozen back in December, and the bulbs have
been in place for 5 years, if memory serves.As for Jane's garden, I
vote for ease of care and mixed display. And I want to see it as soon
as she feels it is ready for viewing.KathleenPacific NW Coast, zone 8,
during a cool foggy
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