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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: windygale on July 05, 2008, 10:46:48

Title: Can somebody tell me
Post by: windygale on July 05, 2008, 10:46:48

hi all, why my amaryllis is starting to bud up,  ??? i thought they should flower around christmas time,
i've had the bulb for four years now as nornmal after flowering i place the bulb in the dark under the bench to dry out in a shed and then bring it out around october time, start watering and it flowers at christmas, but this year ::) ???

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Title: Re: Can somebody tell me
Post by: Rosa_Mundi on July 05, 2008, 20:10:30

Amaryllis don't flower at Christmas naturally, but around about April-May. The longer you have a bulb, the closer it gets to its natural flowering time, although this normally means that they flower a bit later after Xmas every year. Yours seems to have taken a big step in one go.

Title: Re: Can somebody tell me
Post by: allaboutliverpool on July 09, 2008, 20:07:10

My daughter was given one at Xmas and it flowered as stated on th pack.

I have never had one before and put it in the greenhouse and watered it as it still had green leaves,thinking that I was building up the bulb.

It is now growing strongly and like yours will flower shortly.