We'll be watching for the results, Neal. If it would work in z6, then there's hope in z7, right?

Lovely pics, Sandra.

Hey Y'all!

Ya make ME green, Tami!! Really awesome!

Thanks. Wish I could take credit for them but the previous owner planted them. But they are awesome!

Should they be taken up in the Fall and separated?

Thanks, Gemini.......I have had Johnsonii in the ground for several years...i may experiment with a few bulbs...but i will bring most in when temps start getting into the 40's...let me know how that work out!! It would be awesome if they make it!!
Sandra

Bev, I think you'd have a good chance of success overwintering them in ground.

Tami, those are spectacular! Bev took the words right out of my mouth, I'm GREEN, LOL. They're blooming profusely and look very happy, so unless you'd just like to dig some bulbs to plant other places,....or send to all your Cubit friends, LOL, I don't think they require division. I've read that Amaryllis enjoy being crowded, and bloom best under those conditions.

Sandra, what is your area hardiness zone? I know several Texans who grow them in ground year round, but it's a pretty big state, LOL.

Thanks Neal. Good to hear they like overcrowding. I will have to dig up and separate the elephant ears that are to the left in the picture as they are extremely crowded and pushing out of the beds.

Thank you tggfisk!!

Molly, yours are awesome......are those Johnsonii?

Gemini...i am in zone 8a.....johnsonii grow very well here...I am not sure on the other Hippies yet.....

Sandra

..or send to your cubit friends... Tami, I'd be willing to bet that you'd have LOTS of cubit friends if you were sending those out...I'm just sayin'

Brent&Becky's catalog says they're hardy in zone 8, so they should be fine outside there.

Sandra, I believe they are Johnsonii but there is no tag so I am not sure.

Bev,

sanadreyas.......hello again. i had a papilio to overwinter winter before last. it snowed that year. but we only had really cold temps mostly at night and it warmed up in the daytime. but this year with the extended week long 15 degree temps........all the ones i had in the ground died. turned to mush. now i do wonder if you planted them like you plant other bulbs......like neal is talking about...... instead of with the crown exposed if they'd have a better chance here. i might try ONE MORE TIME doing that just to see what happens. but that is going to be the last time. absolutely the last.

Hey there, mamajack....good 2 see u again! This past winter was the coldest winter we have had in a very long time...my Johnsonii did very well in the ground...even with the very tops of the bulbs out. I spoke to someone online the other day in 7b (maybe 7a) that lives in Virginia..he said he has Ackermanii that do well there ( i need to find me some) and that he keeps them right up next to the warmest side of the house with the bulbs buried deep. I think i am at least going to keep a couple Red Lion and Appleblossom outside just to see how they do....
You could always try again and if it looks to be super cold....dig them up !
Sandra

i wouldn't dig them if i decided to leave them. but next time i am going to plant them deeper than i usually do. and i can mulch as well. might as well try it. and yes the johnsonii's do very well here too.

Barb, I believe they do need to be covered with at least a few inches of soil to endure cold temps. When potting bulbs, the crown is typically exposed in order to provide the maximum amount of space for root growth. I think deeper planting also helps support the stems when they get tall and keeps you from having to stake them.

well you know people are always telling you to plant amaryllis with the neck out. but i am sure that in the natural world that they are actually sunk in the ground like any other bulb. however i always planted even in the ground with the necks exposed. how deep have you actually planted them neal?

Well, this will be my first time trying them in the ground, till now I've only ever grown them as houseplants. I plan on 6" of soil above the bulb. I believe that's what Brent&Becky's recommended. In your zone, a good, deep mulching may be all it takes.

drainage is something i will have to take into account due to the wet winters and heavy clay soil. so i will amend the soil and plant one on a man made hillside. and then we'll see. first i have to get one as i have kilt all the others. lol.

these are a really dark Amaryillis.
Have them planted in the ground.
This one starts out green and changes to a pinkish color.