Rhodophiala from Seed
Judy Glattstein (Fri, 03 Mar 2017 05:58:28 PST)

Anita Roselle asked about growing Rhodophiala from seed. I started with
bulbs so cannot exactly help with her query. But the flower she
describes: "looked like a red amaryllis with a white stripe down the
middle of each petal" sounds more like Hippeastrum johnsonii than
rhodophiala. If it was about the size of a small amaryllis it was the
former, if much daintier it would be the latter.

Regardless, I'm surprised either on is thriving outdoors on the border
between zones 6B and 7A. Here in western New Jersey I only place my
potted rhodophiala and hippeastrum outdoors in summer.

Judy in New Jersey where this morning's temperatures have reminded me
that no, Spring is not yet here.