Red Blotch of death
itsmce (zone 6b, Kansas)
8 years ago
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Fred Biasella
8 years agoitsmce (zone 6b, Kansas)
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Is this normal or red blotch?
Comments (7)I don't think you have red blotch, but those long, pink necks on the bulb do not look quite right for Hippeastrum. I wonder if they gave you Lycoris bulbs. What do others think?...See MoreRed Blotch Surgery
Comments (2)AuntJemima, That's really really sad to see what you're dealing with with those poor bulbs, especially since they had such nice roots to being with. Five or six years ago I made my first cross and knowing nothing about amaryllis I grew the seedling to about the size of a grape (I was so proud of myself!!) and planted them in styrofoam coffee cups with just one drainage hole. Then I watered the daylights out of them for the summer. Result: All came down with red blotch. I threw most of them away but I saved about 3 of them and dunked them in a 3% bleach solution. This burned the leaves and roots and the outside of the bulb. I then took them and put them in plastic coffee cups this time and just forgot about them..Didn't water them and several months later they started sending up leaves, To make this long story a bit shorter, I was able to bring one to flower. So if you're still experimenting and you've got a couple of whole bulbs it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, all they can do die which they might anyway... I wish you luck, it's not pleasant to play nursemaid to so many sick bulbs... Donna...See MoreRed Blotch: Is this what I should do.
Comments (2)For me the last picture looks like they are sitting in a too dense soil. My recommendation against the red blotch would be to repot them into a more aired soil and water rarely but then not sparingly. All my Hippeastrum are sitting in cocofibre with a layer of clayballs underneath. I water once a week or so in the saucer so that the clay can suck up all the water. A whole saucer full of water is drained within half a minute, that's a sign for me that the plants needed water. If water stays longer than a minute in the saucer, I flush it away. This way all bulbs receive enough water but never get wet themselves. The basal plate is the critical part and it is quite a bit away from where the water is given. This only works if the plants are inside all year round, because water from above compresses the cocofibre....See MoreRED BLOTCH?
Comments (10)I think the red on the dried brown layers isn't too scary, but it looks scary. When I get new bulbs with any red, I peel to the first healthy layer. Red blotch is usually much brighter and there is much "more". It's a fungus and a systemic fungicide can control it. Don't keep your bulbs too wet. Little dots of red/brown can indicate damage from either a current or recent case of mites. A systemic insecticide will take care of that. Keep your hands clean as well as your equipment. Other than a recent pot of bulbs that were starting to rot and turn red and mushy, (they were very rootbound and likely too wet as we've had a wet winter), I have been lucky! If you are just starting out with these bulbs, or growing your collection, you might get a copy of Veronica Read' s book, "Hippeastrum, the Gardener's Amaryllis". I think there are copies on Amazon. It's a great book. Kristi...See Morejstropic (10a)
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