Rescued from the basement, here is Jewel (Hippeastrum Double):
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- Gotta Garden
- passionate gardener (no!); former master gardener volunteer; daylily enthusiast; and aspiring novelist. I am totally, most certainly, quite positively not addicted to plants...addictions are things you need to get over...and, well, I have no intention of getting over plants! There!
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This is your amaryllis? How do you get it to bloom? I have one that has produced nothing but sad-looking foliage for 3 years...I'm about ready to give up!
Don't give up! I put them out for the summer (in planter boxes) and let them just grow. They're supposed to be heavy feeders and given that they only have the box, I put in some of those houseplant spikes as well (Miracle Grow, I think). Then, I drag them inside to the basement where they are promptly forgotten. They seem to like it, for some strange reason. A couple of the bulbs are even producing offsets.
So, the point is...if I can neglect them, you can, too!
I know they grow year round in warm climes, but that isn't an option here. They are forced to go dormant, but they don't seem to mind.
I took another picture as three of the four buds are now open!
Thanks for coming by...and I hope that helps!
What a lovely example of a hippeastrum, I will keep my eyes open and look if I can discover this type here in Germany.
Hi sisah! Thanks! I'm betting you can find it as I ordered it from Brent and Becky's Bulbs a couple years ago. Most of their stuff, I think, comes from the Netherlands. B&B seem(s) to have a better selection in fall.
I'm glad you came by!
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