Amaryllis belladonna
James Waddick (Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:40:46 PDT)
Has anyone outside of the "Mediterranean" climate had success with growing
and blooming this one in the ground or in pots? What special things did you
do?
Dear Dell,
I feel your pain.
I got a number of the Hannibal Amaryllis and crosses. I grew
one to a 1 Gal nursery pot for years and despite a dozen or more
bulbs of a variety and selections I never had a single bloom stalk.
These were kept in a cool greenhouse and they grew poorly, then
dormant in summer.
One time, one bulb, one summer did bloom. It was exciting,
but a freak. I think it was because it was a very dry summer- no
sudden storms as are typical. It was a dry DRY pot in full sun. I
think I may even have inverted a 2 gall black pot over it to really
cook and dry the pot.
A few years ago I gave up and gave away all the bulbs because
I never had a bloom since.
Too much trouble. Best Jim
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