Hippeastrum Bulb Giveaway
Brian Sakamoto (10a, CA, USA)
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Brian Sakamoto (10a, CA, USA)
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HAVE: Hippeastrum/Amaryllis Bulbs
Comments (5)Hi. I don't have variegated Iris... I have AMARYLLIS "Baby Doll" white with green "throat" to trade for your "Butterfly amaryllis" or Jacobean Lilies... I also have some other plants that are not in my trade list like Amazon Lily (Eucharis), Spider Lily both are limited qty, etc... Also, please, check my trade list for other plants. Please, let me know if interested. Thank You. This post was edited by julia-fl on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 16:25...See Morehippeastrum (amaryllis bulbs) at affordable prices?
Comments (5)joshy46013 is probably right by I have no problems with the ones I bought from WallyWorld. They have given me many years of blooms but then I grow them in the ground. In Canada you probably have a harder time finding anything in your area. It just may take a lot of hunting on your part along with the help of your local friends. Doesn't your government have extension agents in your area who can help?...See MoreQuestion about Jumbo Bulbs (Hippeastrum)
Comments (8)The phenomenon of supersized "mother" bulbs 40+ cm (not that they are actually "Mothers" although I don't doubt that they might become "mothers of amaryllogenous appreciation")is AFAIK confined to the "common" TET Hippeastrums. However, some TET- or DIP- Hybrids with H.papilio parentage might produce big bulbs too. Of "Ambiance" (a TET or a Triploid?) I have one daughter bulb grown up to, a ver... 38 cm, and my MOTHER bulb (now a real mother) of PapDonAmb2 (a DIP) measures 37.5 cm now. ALTHOUGH, for unknown reasons, my Hippeastrums do not grow quite as well as they used to do in my previous location. Bulbs with H.cybister- and "Chico" heritage respectively can become rather large too, DESPITE their rather small leaves. Contrary to the philosophy of HADECO, that they published online, to produce Hippeastrums with small bulbs that still produce an Abundance of flowers, I always APPRECIATE big bulbs as a good, sound basis.When I have to select seedlings that are just 1/2 years old, I always look for specimens with conspicuously BIG bulbs. I discard seedlings with big leaves and a small bulb, particularly if the bulb has but FEW leaves. Lots of leaves do at least promise "lots of scapes"(on a mature bulb) NOTE that a giant bulb does not automatically require much space on your windowsill.Neither does a fan of MANY leaves. Giant leaves, such as being produced from "Appleblossom" "Orange Sovereign" and the (original version of) "Melusine" is ACTUALY, that make a specimen consume abundant space in sometimes inconvenient ways. Commercial production of bulbs CONSIDERS the point of the Costs for Transportation PER BULB. So it does not surprise me that they are NOT inclined to create hybrids that have "High bulb weight per total number/weight of flower output"...See MoreHippeastrum bulbs not forming roots
Comments (3)Hi Steve, I do sometime lift some of my bulbs, but try to keep as many of the roots alive as possible by storing the bulbs in peat in the basement over the winter. But it is hard on the bulbs, and I much prefer keeping them potted and sinking the pots in the ground. They do occupy quite a bit of space in our basement. Bill...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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