This is what's blooming in my sunroom.
Lets see what you have in bloom right now.
those are beautiful!! i am growing them for the first time this year. one of them looks like it's about to bust wide open, and the other is just starting out. i have always loved these, and am on pins and needles waiting for them. i have red lion and minerva.
Holy moley! I have flower spikes starting to rise but WOW! What a display!
I thought *I* was bad with too many plants!
i thought i was doing good just to get 2 to grow. my red lion has two spikes, one is 22"tall the other is 18" tall. if i'm lucky enough to keep them alive, i will get more of them. i just love flowers that bloom indoors.
Oh, this is hardly too many! Am I right, all you Amaryllis fanatics? This is only 1/5 of my collection. OK, on reflection, that does sound like too many: good thing I have an understanding DH.
there is no such thing as too many!!! of course, i'm still trying to convince my hubby of that one. yours are gorgeous, i am just starting with these but am glad i decided to but some. one day i'll have a beautiful collection..............
bsharf, no I got jealous, I´ve only got two hippeastrum bloom.
But thanks for sharing, it is really beautiful,
~Sylvia
andidandi
Nov 23, 2007
bsharf-
Do you buy those pots in bulk? What's the source?
Also, do you plan to have this many bloom in unison, or is it just coincidence or the new ones?
Very nice display.
these are 6" plastic pots from Lowes, I got them years ago on sale, I scrub them in a bleach solution, dry them, and stack them between use: They are a little dressier than nursery pots. I stagger my bulb orders from many different sources, and keep the new bulbs in a 45 degree wine cooler, to keep them dormant. That way I can have plants blooming from late Oct through late May. After the first season, I plant the Amaryllis outside, and they bloom in April-May. If I was going to keep the Amaryllis in pots long term, I would use the heavier clay pots, which dry out faster between waterings, and aren't as tippy as these lightweight plastic pots. I buy new "to me" varieties of Amaryllis each year, to add to my collection. Each year I lose some that rot after blooming. So the number stays about the same. My real collection is in the photo record that I am keeping. There is a need to get decent ID photos out on the internet for gardeners who are interested in growing Amaryllis species. Here is a good example of the need for photos. I am currently growing a cultivar labelled Chianti. I haven't been able to find a photo of it, so I'm not sure if the bulb is correctly IDed.
I lost 2 to rot this year myself out of about 15 - 18 bulbs. I'm trying a new soil mix this year, 1 part peat to 3 parts perlite. Drainage is awesome as you can imagine.
andidandi
Nov 24, 2007
Yes, I've also started to add significant perlite mixtures into my potting mix.
That's a fantastic display!
Very nice, gordo.
andidandi
Nov 25, 2007
gordo-
I am beyond jealous. Are you a pro or a hobbyist?
WOW! Gordo wins!
(I think!)
Hippeastrum reticulatum striatifolium flower right now in my windowsill.
~Sylvia
Gee...I don't know what I am. I just wanted to have enough varieties to be able to work a little mad science.
I read a story once about an old Japanese man. He had a tiny little paper house. Inside, there was: a table and two chairs, a bed, a box for his clothes, a cooking grate, two cooking pots, a set of dishes for two, a pair of shoes and an Amaryllis bulb in a pot.
The Amaryllis bulb was: his companion, his seasonal timepiece, his art lesson, his science lesson, his insight into the secret innermost workings of the universe, his excitement, his pet, his child, his wife, his beloved son, the embodiment of his beliefs, his taskmaster, employer, his absent and fondly recalled parents, his best friend.
He's the winner. :-)
Hi Gordo, as usual, your flowers are to die for. What is the one in the wagon, first picture, right hand side in front? It must be a cybister but it almost looks like a crinum.
Ooooo, another pretty one for the "wants" list. Do you plant them out in your garden or just keep yours in pots?
You have an extremely enviable collection there gordo, and also enviable is the space bsharf you have to grow them, and bring in 'display' pots to your sunroom.
Wonderful to see in the midst of a gloomy winter!
Gordo, I didn't realize you had a nursery; cool, I just visited your website. I'll have to keep an eye on your listings.
Gordo, I suspected as much, you sneak! If I'm ever down your way, I want to visit that alley! Just wonderful! I wanted to know what that one was, too. Thrilled to hear it is Night Star since I just got it and it has a tall and short bud stalk right now. Can't wait.
'Night Star'--a delicate dreamy thing. You can also see one in Gordo's pix.
'Merengue'-another cybister that I love for its autumn colors and although it doesn't show in this pic, the tepal backs have a lot of green on them and when the cluster is opening, the green makes a wonderful impression with the bronzes inside.
andidandi
Nov 26, 2007
Oh, I didn't realize I had some from Gordo either.
Raydio- OMG That 'Merenge' is stunning!
My Merengue is in dormancy but let me see if I can show the green you are describing.
Lovely, Boojum!
Diane~ Did you look in the plantfiles at the other pix of merengue?
R.
They are all lovely! Seems like each one has it's own personality with a little bit different color and form.
Merengue is one more for my *wants* list which is rapidly turning into my *absolutly must have* list. LOL
Yes I want that one too. But then I'm only starting with Amaryllis. Still trying to get some to rebloom!? Ugh!