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stocked up on amaryllis from Lowes

honeybunny2 Fox

13 years ago

Last week Lowes marked down there Amaryllis bulbs here in San Antonio to $1.75, I tried to get 3 of each variety, but was not able to. Gary was going to Rockport and told me to call Corpus, he would stop there and get some if they had them. I called and they did not even know they were on sale, so they had a great selection to choose from. Gary picked them up from customer service, and brought them home. You would not believe the diffrence in the bulbs size between the two locations. The San Antonio bulbs were size 32 to 34, and the Corpus location size were 26 to 28, same ceramic containers, same orig. price. I have to say the Corpus bulbs had all their roots, and the San Antonio store had almost no roots. I planted them after soaking them in superthrive. Its hard to believe the diffrence between the two Texas stores. I would have thought that the fresher bulbs would have been bigger, since they would have been in the soil longer, but that was not the case. I planted 41 bulbs. I read in the amaryllis forum, that Lowes bulbs are not always true, so I will have a box of chocolates in the spring when they bloom. I can hardly wait to see what I got. Barbra

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cynthianovak
13 years ago
What a great find! This spring and for years to come. I love to find roots on them, but I was told they make them pretty easily on their own.

c
honeybunny2 Fox
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks Cynthia, I was wondering if it would hurt them, not having roots. I currently only have Red Lion, now I have quite a few new ones, or at least I think I do. Barbra
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Lynn Marie
13 years ago
I am so jealous! I got a $25 gift card to lowes and wanted to spend it on just such items. But the Lowe's in Mesquite doesn't have ANY bulbs!!! I got AIR FILTERS for Christmas instead!
sfmathews
13 years ago
Lynnmarie, the last time I saw bulbs, right before Christmas, they were out in the Christmas area. Not that there was a great selection. Haven't been since before Christmas, so not sure if they are still there or not.
I'm waiting for them to put out their seeds for spring.
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bedford8a
13 years ago
I just went to my local Tom Thumb grocery store yesterday, and they had paper whites, amaryllis and hyacinth bulbs w/vases for $2.25 each if you had their discount card. I also stocked up! Great time to be a bargain hunter.
cweathersby
13 years ago
I got them too, before Christmas, and potted some inside. Blooming gorgeously right now! The best thing about them (other than the price) were the beautiful Christmas boxes they were in. ALL of my presents this year were wrapped in those boxes. They looked so luxurious and expensive!
honeybunny2 Fox
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I put cookies in my boxes and gave them to neighbors, and friends They were lined with plastic and the bow was just beautiful. Barbra
beachplant
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Houston Garden centers have their bulbs 80% off until Jan. 9.
I missed Lowe's sale, but bought some when they first got them in.
Stocked up at HGC! They have the HUGE bulbs of Red Lion, Minerva and Apple blossom, regular $19.99, $4.
Hadeco bulbs including Wedding dance, ragtime, Merry Christmas, Alfresco, etc. were $24.99, $5, these are planted.
Boxed red lion, Minerva, Apple blossom, white Christmas were $12.99, now $2.60, they have similar ones planted that are the same price.
The boxed bulbs were of decent size, in good shape and had not bloomed yet. The giant bulbs are just starting to bloom.
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