Very well said Dablo. Hi Mymanga. In my opinion and experience, a newly bought 22/24cm Red Lion should give you 1 scape and if you get lucky, 2 scapes. Red Lions are easy bloomers. Dablo has a point in saying the smaller/younger and newly purchased bulbs that give out 2 scapes can affect the bulbs growth later. Not having enough roots to support all that new growth (scapes), the bulbs would shrink in size and would need more time to recover. I now have some other amaryllis varieties (newly purchased)that are putting out their third scapes and some of them are suffering from it. Sometimes I would wish they would stop flowering and concentrate on rooting and put out leaves instead. Some varieties I guess just love to bloom.

My temps in the basement are pretty much perfect then, and yet I still have a small army of unblooming bulbs :( But on the plus side, as I have learned more and more since I first became addicted in 2004, the bulbs from 2004-2006 pretty much shrivelled away to nothing, as I really did not do anything to make sure they thrived; 2007-2008 - bulbs began going outside in the summer and stayed a little larger, but still no blooms, maybe one; 2008-2009 - bulbs are receiving all the prescribed care, and are large, firm healthy looking, and I actually had 2 reblooms last year. That may not sound like much, but it was a small victory for me :) So - each year, I have some improvement, but sadly few reblooms, hence the purchasing of new bulbs annually, and the expansion of the "army":) In my climate, and home/dormant conditions, I don't know what else I can do.

She just sent me this E-mail "I told you that my cousin took those picture of the plants last year...Yes, I did say that. I shipped out everything I said I was going to ship out for trades...I haven't received anything from anyone yet either so I don't like what you are accusing me of and I think you need to quit starting trouble for people who aren't trying to do anything wrong. I haven't stopped responding to anyones emails.... I answer every email as they come in ....Wow, can stories be told." This is one of her first e-mails to me about the pictures "Yes those pictures are mine...I had them taken over a year ago and had my cousin build me a website ,but, then times got hard and I let the website go. No, I'm not trying to pull a fast one on you ... I don't believe in doing things Like that.... I don't know where you seen my pictures but they are mine...I've seen other pictures of mine being used on plant swap sites that were mine also. If you are not interested then fine... I'm sure there are others that are and from How you are acting these are very very rare .... SO, I really got lucky when he sent them to me. It's up to you... My loss can be your gain "

I want to be in your exchange too, just not until the fall. I just moved and have yet to plant my new garden beds. Never move in the winter! Every plant I own is in containers. I have lots of irises, daylilies, columbine(I know not a bulb), daffodils, bluebells and other various bulbs. I am also getting several types of fall bulbs this spring so can participate next spring if the exchange happens again next year.