My are all up 6-9" tall, that includes the hybids also. They get morning sprinklers. Ann Marie in hot so. California zone 10 Glendora. On Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 4:52 PM Carl Pendray <pendray100@gmail.com> wrote: > My amaryllis belladonna are up about 6 inches > Calvor Palmateer > Victoria BC. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 17, 2018, at 2:39 PM, , via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > wrote: > > > > I have a long swath of them, they are starting to bloom. The are in > some shade under elm trees, don't get much water at all. The few in other > spots where they are in sun have bloomed but those in the large stretch are > just starting to bloom. Those nearest the edge of the line of elm trees > get more sun and open first. When I notice the first few blooming, I > always water the rest which seems to help them come along. All of them in > bloom is quite a sight to see. > > Carolyn in Los Gatos CA > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew <andrew@avonia.com> > > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > Sent: Fri, Aug 17, 2018 8:13 am > > Subject: [pbs] Amaryllis belladonna 1st emergence of stalks > > > > This is the time of year when there are usually reports of the A. > belladonna in bloom. So, I wonder why there has been only one so far, > particularly from central and northern California. In the southern areas of > the state, except for a very cautious offering last year after heavy > spring rains, it has not bloomed at all for years. With me, blooms appear > only if the bulbs are watered heavily during the summer. The lack of rains > has caused the old, large clumps to shrink and desiccate. When and how much > they bloom in this area has nothing to do with temperature. It is dictated > by water. > > > > Andrew > > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…