Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: 20-year-old Hipp 'Pamela', 1 by rrog2001

rrog2001 wrote:
carrielamont posted a thread recently that discusses some of 'Pamela's attributes, including its willingness to produce offset bulbs. Here's a picture of what my original bulb - acquired in 1985 or 1986 - became after years of ups and downs (photo taken last year). It would probably be even bigger (and nearly impossible to lift and carry around) if bulb fly larvae hadn't nearly killed it a few years after I bought it and if mealybugs hadn't nearly sucked the life out of it several summers ago.

No, that's not my greenhouse - I grow my amaryllis and other distractions at a friend's nursery. And I now know how to anticipate and control both of the insect problems.

Ray




This message was edited Jan 21, 2007 10:05 AM