Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: Some of my amaryllis did not sprout, 2 by martyR

martyR wrote:
It bloomed! Here are the first pictures. I could tell that it was the red one last week form the bud. Now it is in bloom with three flowers; two are fully open and a deep velvety red. I'm so glad that I kept trying with this bulb. I was at least 6 years possibly more since it first bloomed along with a white one that I lost several years ago. I believe I will buy some new ones now that I have the time and some knowledge of how to care for them. The other bulbs are poking along, mostly growing leaves but no buds. But as several of you have commented, they often don't re-bloom every year. And several of the bud-less bulbs did bloom the last two years. So I will keep them under the grow lights, which keeps the dining room less crowded.