tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post7436672818049307057..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: My AmaryllisHELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-79537074648217332762016-02-10T21:44:00.047+00:002016-02-10T21:44:00.047+00:00Yes I am Wendy Helene, Lizzie is just a user name ...Yes I am Wendy Helene, Lizzie is just a user name the site asked for. Thanks for the advice, I will follow your advice<br />Wendy Wendy woohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06229547817654960263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-18290037133460036312016-02-10T21:15:35.229+00:002016-02-10T21:15:35.229+00:00Hi Lizzie – or are you Wendy? I have just confirme...Hi Lizzie – or are you Wendy? I have just confirmed your friend request :-)<br />I am so happy you got flowers after all, patience pays! As for the hollow stems, that’s how Amaryllis stems are, but you don’t really notice they are hollow until they go soft and droopy. I have never had those bulbs without water, I can understand it was thirsty – not sure if I would ever buy any of those waxed ones but I think from memory you got it as a present? Once all the flowers have gone just peel the wax carefully off and plant the bulb is some compost with the bulb 1/3 above compost level. Take care not to break off any of the leaves as it needs those leaves to produce food for next year’s flowering. Place the pot with the bulb in a sunny windowsill for now, and when all frost danger is over, put it outside. Make sure to water regularly but only when the compost is dry, too much water will make the bulb rot. The bulb will need lots of sunshine but keep it away from the sun at midday in the hottest part of the summer. And it will like some general fertiliser, once or twice a month. Take care not to give too much, better too little than too much. And leave it outside until the leaves have gone yellow and fallen off. See my post above about how to store bulbs so you get flowers next year :-)<br />Amaryllis’ are great fun, I am glad to hear it is a talking point in your house, good luck with the next chapter! HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-86305254364956891942016-02-10T15:22:37.074+00:002016-02-10T15:22:37.074+00:00Hi Helene, the latest update on my Amaryllis. I go...Hi Helene, the latest update on my Amaryllis. I got 4 beautiful flowers on the tall stem, and two on the smaller one, then one morning, the small stem had drooped over and the stem felt hollow, but the one flower left was still alive,so I supported it by binding it to the tall stem, and then it produced another flower,with a still hollow stem!My husband said the bulb looked shrivelled, and suggested watering it, so I filled a syringe with room temperature water and squirted it down by a gap in the bulb. Not only did this work, the bulb is now giving off another stem! and it looks healthy, the hollow stem also has 2 more buds, but whether these will flower I don't know. It's been a bit of a roller coaster with this plant, it is certainly a talking point in our house. I will keep you posted. I don't seem to be able to send you any photos on here so I have found you on Facebook and have sent you a friend request, I hope you don't mind. All the best Wendy xxLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231041052880673218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90715812200402892222016-01-22T20:29:04.545+00:002016-01-22T20:29:04.545+00:00How nice to hear from you again – and with such go...How nice to hear from you again – and with such good news :-)<br />I am sure your amaryllis is going to be amazing once it is in full flower, make sure to take some photos as it won’t flower for very long unfortunately, it will be over before you know it. But you can save the bulb and get a new stalk next year of you follow my advice.<br />Good luck!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-16385969503669452082016-01-22T11:39:23.064+00:002016-01-22T11:39:23.064+00:00Hi Helene, just an update on my amaryllis plant, I...Hi Helene, just an update on my amaryllis plant, I have 2 stems with 2 red flowers coming through! I think the larger stem is going to produce 2 blooms, the smaller one hasn't opened properly yet, getting excited now, I didn't think it was ever going to bloom. :)<br /><br />Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231041052880673218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-88121260935662801152016-01-05T10:40:53.380+00:002016-01-05T10:40:53.380+00:00thanks Helene, there were no instructions, just do...thanks Helene, there were no instructions, just doesn't need water as there is enough water in the bulb to support its growth, and should flower within 4-6 weeks. It's growing fast, and I hope for flowers sometime soon. Thanks again, I will follow your advice.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231041052880673218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45330520636781480742016-01-05T05:21:38.134+00:002016-01-05T05:21:38.134+00:00I have seen those amaryllis’ that don’t need water...I have seen those amaryllis’ that don’t need water or compost, but I have never had one myself. I suggest you just follow the instructions included – it will probably flower soon. Once it is finished flowering most people just throw them away. If you want to try to keep it you need to carefully peel away the wax and plant the bulb in compost. I have never done that with those waxed amaryllis so I can only say have a go – if you succeed then great, if not, then at least you tried.<br /><br />Put the bulb in a pot just slightly bigger than the bulb, with 1/3 of the bulb above the compost level – just like amaryllis bulbs should be planted. Put it somewhere bright but not in baking sunshine as long as it is indoors. Once all risk of frost is over you can put the pot outside if you have a garden and give the amaryllis fertiliser with the rest of your plants, just general fertiliser once a fortnight or so. It’s better to give too little than too much! Make sure the pot is in the sun when outside, it will need as much sun as possible, water well and keep moist. Then follow the instruction in my blog post. <br />Good luck!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-80317914979470886632016-01-04T13:08:26.311+00:002016-01-04T13:08:26.311+00:00I was given an amaryllis in a glass container on t...I was given an amaryllis in a glass container on the 18th December, and on the box it says "needs no water there is enough water in the bulb to sustain growth" but there are no other instructions. It is growing,it has 2 stems, one is about 14" and the other about 8" no flowers as yet. It is in my kitchen not in direct sunlight. It doesn't have soil, it just looks like green moss. Will it be ok without water? and what do I do once the flowers die? Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231041052880673218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-22249760010828490572014-05-12T12:28:55.784+01:002014-05-12T12:28:55.784+01:00Yes, 'Papilio'. I blame the keyboard!Yes, 'Papilio'. I blame the keyboard!Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-31994307258791881552014-04-07T00:52:05.100+01:002014-04-07T00:52:05.100+01:00Thanks John, I had to do a search for the one you ...Thanks John, I had to do a search for the one you suggested, I assume you mean Hippeastrum ‘Papilio’? I can see many people misspelling it to Papillion, but those that sell this amazing bulb spell it 'Papilio'. What an amazing flower! I think I must include it on my wish list :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-61931921253067592792014-04-07T00:51:21.233+01:002014-04-07T00:51:21.233+01:00Thanks Rick, if I was going to take a guess, I wou...Thanks Rick, if I was going to take a guess, I would say lack of sunshine during the summer would be the most common reason for Amaryllis to fizzle out, it cost effort to put on a flower show like that every year so top-up during summer must be top quality.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-90388256826371795592014-04-05T23:33:35.633+01:002014-04-05T23:33:35.633+01:00Apart from the unfortunate incident of the waterlo...Apart from the unfortunate incident of the waterlogging your approach obviously works well to keep them from year to year so I'd continue in the same vein. They're actually late spring / early summer flowering in cool but frost free climates. Beautiful plants. Have you seen 'Papillon'? That's one to covet.Trainer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777701301974490461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-89791788796649022792014-04-05T09:39:06.326+01:002014-04-05T09:39:06.326+01:00Fantastic pictures of a fantastic flower, I manage...Fantastic pictures of a fantastic flower, I manage to flower mine for at least a couple of years but they usually fizzle out probably because of something I have done or, for that matter, not done! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71704899429839408272014-04-05T01:50:24.276+01:002014-04-05T01:50:24.276+01:00Sometimes plants can amaze us after the wildest ne...Sometimes plants can amaze us after the wildest neglect –and plants we fuzz over and do everything according to instructions might fail us. It just happens! <br /><br />The reason why your amaryllis didn’t flower after having been stuck in the garage for that long was probably because it had not been able to get sunlight and store nutrition, so what was left in the bulb was just about enough to produce some leaves. Amaryllis can tolerate quite low temperatures but they must absolutely not get frost. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-38087202635250326532014-04-05T01:44:35.457+01:002014-04-05T01:44:35.457+01:00Yes, of course you can link to my blog Nadezda, yo...Yes, of course you can link to my blog Nadezda, you don’t have to ask for permission :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-54659149921771627512014-04-04T20:19:32.060+01:002014-04-04T20:19:32.060+01:00Good to info to know - I have an amaryllis that I&...Good to info to know - I have an amaryllis that I'd like to keep for next year. I had one several years ago that I stuck in my garage and forgot about after it bloomed. Amazingly, it grew leaves the next year with no watering for me! It didn't bloom, but I kept it. I eventually planted it in the yard before I moved, though I'm not sure if it's quite warm enough there for it!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-37180767814572172642014-04-04T17:35:15.447+01:002014-04-04T17:35:15.447+01:00Thank you Helene, I'll do as you advise.
I'...Thank you Helene, I'll do as you advise.<br />I'm writing a post about fuchsias and want to make a link to your blog as you grow up many of them. Do you agree?Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71970659031878831692014-04-04T03:29:11.227+01:002014-04-04T03:29:11.227+01:00Hi Nadezda, according to the information I found y...Hi Nadezda, according to the information I found you could choose either of these methods, but I have always taken the bulbs out of the pots and cleaned the roots up and stored them like that. I have often cut off up to half of the roots if they were really long, as they don’t need to be more than about 15cm long during the storage period. Good luck with getting them to hibernate, if you start now you should have some nice flowers again by June/July :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-59710497180325476092014-04-03T17:00:37.169+01:002014-04-03T17:00:37.169+01:00I had two well flowering amaryllis last winter. No...I had two well flowering amaryllis last winter. Now they have yellow leaves and they are preparing to "winter": I will put them in cool and shady place.But I'm nor sure if I need to store them without pots or leave them in soil?<br />Your white one is stunning, Helene! The red amaryllis looks like mine.<br />Have a nice week!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-64449039994518567162014-04-03T00:04:28.157+01:002014-04-03T00:04:28.157+01:00Thanks for the story Alistair, I am happy you achi...Thanks for the story Alistair, I am happy you achieved your goal :-)<br />When I was 16 I went to college and I lived very far from my parents, renting a room and I also had hyacinths (pink and white!) in my room the first Easter I was there. It was the first plant I bought for myself too!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-34739834320808890622014-04-03T00:04:17.973+01:002014-04-03T00:04:17.973+01:00Yes, you could try that, although you will get a v...Yes, you could try that, although you will get a very late flowering then, and possibly not enough time for the bulb to store enough nutrition for next year’s flowering before autumn comes. You might want to just leave it for now, let the plant continue to store nutrition and possibly put it outside during the summer, and in the autumn you stop feeding and watering, let it die down and then put it in the basement. If you plan it well you could have it in flower again for Christmas :-) HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-61528291464102371862014-04-03T00:04:03.499+01:002014-04-03T00:04:03.499+01:00Amaryllis doesn’t actually need much light once th...Amaryllis doesn’t actually need much light once they have started to produce a stalk and certainly not when in flower, they will flower for much longer if kept away from direct sunlight. My kitchen is definitely dark and dingy and they don’t even get to stay on the window sill as they are too big for that. But after flowering the amaryllis will prefer as much sunlight as possible, so cut the stalks off and move them near a window until night time temperatures are above 12 C (53F), then move them outside for the summer in a sunny spot.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-8495275523689092202014-04-03T00:03:16.639+01:002014-04-03T00:03:16.639+01:00Good luck this time!
I didn’t write anything abou...Good luck this time! <br />I didn’t write anything about fertilisers, perhaps I should have, but amaryllis need the same amount of fertilisers over the summer as all your other ordinary plants in the garden, so give them a dash when you give the rest. Then there really isn’t much more to it then find a cool place to store them for a while :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-19585542167102691252014-04-02T18:11:36.266+01:002014-04-02T18:11:36.266+01:00Helene, When Myra and I first married way back in ...Helene, When Myra and I first married way back in 1966 we lived in the attics in an old tenement block. The first house plants which Myra purchased were amaryllis and a tub of blue Hyacinths. The beautiful amaryllis, a red one like you show us today and the overwhelming fragrance of the Hyacinth helped me make the decision that no matter how hard I had to work someday we would have a house with a garden.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-19060021106328086892014-04-02T08:56:10.676+01:002014-04-02T08:56:10.676+01:00Your amaryllis bulbs are so pretty! I was given o...Your amaryllis bulbs are so pretty! I was given one for Christmas a few years ago, but I need to put it in the basement for a while so it will go dormant and bloom again. I just left it in our sunroom. The white blossoms look so pure.Donna Heberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.com