I remember A belladona in California growing at the surface. Here in Israel the suggestion on the packages says to plant the bulbs deep. Any thoughts on that? I know contractile roots will bring a bulb down, but will they raise up somehow if too deep? Shmuel Silinsky Jerusalem Israel Zone 9b On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 8:11 AM Michael Mace via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi, Brian. > > I don't know how A. belladonna behaves in the UK, but here in California > they grow close to the surface, either with the tops at soil level or with > the top quarter of the bulbs exposed. In my garden, blooming tapers off > when > the clumps get very crowded, although some of the bulbs in a clump will > generally bloom each year. > > Longtime Amaryllis grower and breeder Les Hannibal said the best time to > transplant them is during or just after bloom, because the roots are just > starting to grow and the plant can more easily regenerate them. If you get > the timing right, they won't necessarily skip the next year's blooms. They > definitely do not appreciate root disturbance at other times of the year. > > Hope that helps. > > Mike > San Jose, CA (zone 9, min temp 20F / -6C) > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>