Problem is they grow during the winter and the leaves aren't particularly hardy. Smaller and recently transplanted bulbs rarely flower...the best blooming is from long established clumps (and even there, maybe a third or the bulbs send up scapes), or after fire or simulated fire (a nearby traffic island got a brutal brush clearing, and is now in heavy Amaryllis bloom!) I'd try them in a large tub where the roots will never be disturbed and try to get the best growth. Robert in SF where it is generally a very poor bloom season for Amaryllis given last winter's drought...a few of the bulbs I've distributed in the devil strips are poking up leaves already. <http://avg.com/email-signature/…> Virus-free. http://www.avg.com/ <http://avg.com/email-signature/…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 12:21 PM Jan Jeddeloh via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > So i scored a couple of Amarylis belladonna bulbs in the latests BX. Do I > have a snowball’s chance of hell growing them in the ground in Portland, > Oregon? I read the wiki information on them and some say to plant at neck > level and some say to plant deeper. My inclination is to plant deeper > since that would provide a bit of frost protection. I do have a frost free > greenhouse but what I read says they don’t bloom as well in pots. I can > give them good drainage in the garden. > > Jan Jeddeloh, Portland, Oregon zone 8 > > _______________________________________________ > 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>