r/AmaryllisBulbs

Hello! This was the first year with my amaryllis in the ground and it bloomed beautifully as seen in the first picture. Shortly after the blooms dried up, I was horrified to see the leaves chomped as well as the stem chomped by what I assume was a nearby black grasshopper. I see one new little leaf forming so I feel confident that the bulb is intact but I’m wondering if anyone has any true and tried tips to keep it safe and to keep it healthy. I feel like tips online were inconsistent. Thank you for listening to my concern :)

Why do some leaf tips (or whatever their proper name is) do this?

Thanks in advance.

One is supposed to be Sweet Nymph but doesn't look like the current pic on Dutchbulbs. I don't know what the white one is.

This is the amaryllis of the day, 'Dancing Queen'

Hope you like it!

Have a great weekend

First few pics from this season.

1&2: Frana's First (striped leaf hybrid, grown from seed by me)

3: Doublet

4: Quito

5: Milky Way (striped leaf hybrid)

6-8: Mystica

9: Emerald (last time flowering here, flowers last only ~3 days on average, other cultivars easily hold up to a week in similar conditions)

Hi all this is my grandpa with dementias pride and joy, the big one flowers each year. It needs a repot but he doesn’t know whether separating them or leaving the pup in there would be better for the plant. If they can both be happy (flower) in one pot he wants to keep it that way. P.s what soil should we use?

P.p.s He has kept the seeds from the flower because he’s convinced he can plant them (is that true?)

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to post an update to the mystery amaryllis bulb that had an infection.

I posted a while ago about how I'd spotted rotting on it with a red hue, I'm lucky that I don't have any other bulbs so I thought I'd try to rehab it.

My 'treatment' was to remove all the soil around the bulb for more air flow, I put it in my sunniest, warmest window and I treated the infection spots with a citric acid solution.

It has since flowered and it's so pretty as you can see in the photos! 2 flowers in one go. The outer layer dried out and although I can see a few red spots, the infection doesn't appear to have spread. I did think it was a goner though while it was flowering as the bulb felt soft, I've since learnt that that's just the flower using energy stored in the bulb and after flowering it has stiffened up again.

I'm really glad I didn't mess with it too much and trusted my instincts! Some people were telling me to cut up the bulb for propagation and that just sounded like the worst idea. Why would I make an open wound on something that has an active infection 😅

Anyway I'm new to Amaryllis and I'm so happy with my new plant that will flower year after year 😁

Mary Jo seems to be loving her new location!