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Name: Barbara Palm Coast, FL            |
New bulbs are ordered and on the way. I ordered 14 this year, which included 2 repeats. On Oct 2nd, my first bulb arrived from WFF, the Hadeco white, Intokazi. Pots are washed, bags of fresh soil, eagerly waiting for the rest from WFF and Royal Colors. Best wishes for healthy and correctly labelled bulbs, and a wonderful blooming season for all Hippeastrum lovers.  |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)            mcash70 Oct 24, 2015 9:22 AM CST |
| I didn't order any bulbs this year, I may buy one or two at the nursery. Thursday I trimmed the leaves and put my collection in the cool mudroom in a dark cabinet as usual for their rest period. I had stopped watering them in August and several of them still had a few green leaves, they can certainty live under drought conditions. |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter        Kelli Oct 24, 2015 9:27 AM CST |
| I forget exactly what I ordered, but I think I ordered 'Samba' for me and 'Double Picotee' for MIL. Margaret, I stopped watering my indoor plants in August too and they still have green leaves. My outdoor plants get water all year. They don't seem to need a dormancy. Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Oct 24, 2015 9:41 AM CST |
| Kelli, those are pretty, hope you get the correct ones. I would like to get a couple of salmon or peach colored ones, any suggestions?. |
Name: Barbara Palm Coast, FL |
| Margaret, can't believe you didn't order any new ones this year. Maybe you'll adopt an "orphan" one at the nursery or grocery. Two of my favorite peach ones are Peach Melba and Rilona. One of the problems with Amaryllis is they come and go so quickly out of the marketplace. You find one you like, then never see it for sale again. Kelli, in the deep South, they really don't go truly dormant. The leaves may get yellowed and a bit "worn out" looking, and new leaves and scapes will poke up as soon as day length increases again. The bulb has so much moisture in it, it can take a long "drought" before the leaves finally die. I'm in zone 9a, We get a few frosts in mid winter. First time temperatures stay below freezing for 12 hours, the leaves wilt. That is the dormancy: Very quick, and new growth starts mid Feb. I hope you post a photo of the Double Picotee when its in bloom. That's one that I haven't seen. |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter Kelli Oct 24, 2015 11:27 AM CST |
| Barbara, here is my 'Double Picotee'. I won't see MIL's. She lives in El Paso. It turns pinkish when past its peak. Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Oct 24, 2015 11:55 AM CST |
Barbara, I didn't order more because of space on my window sill, and it is such pain here in the winter, it gets really cold so I have to move them to the dining room table at night because it is so cold, then back to the window in the morning. Thanks for those suggestions, they are both lovely.  |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter Kelli Oct 24, 2015 3:22 PM CST |
| 'Exotica' is a nice light peach colored one. The thin white edge doesn't show in the photo. Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Barbara Palm Coast, FL |
| Kelli; That Double Picotee is really pretty, I like how it gets pinker with age. I'm going keep my eye out for this one to add to my collection. Exotica is another nice peach colored cultivar. |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Oct 24, 2015 4:04 PM CST |
| Thanks Kelli, it is lovely also. |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter Kelli Nov 6, 2015 10:15 AM CST |
| Got another 'Double Picotee' blooming outside again. I didn't take pictures because I'm not feeling well but it looks just like the pictures I posted above. Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Barbara Palm Coast, FL |
| feel better. kelli |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter Kelli Nov 6, 2015 5:21 PM CST |
| Thank you Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Barbara Palm Coast, FL |
This is my first new bulb of the season, Intokazi, the white Hadeco bulb from White Flower Farms. Its prettier in person, in the sun the blooms look as if they are sprinkled with fairy dust. This bulb arrived at the end of Sept. Non of the other bulbs have come yet. It has been so warm this fall, that I planted the bulb outside when the blooms were done. The later bulbs will stay in the sunroom until mid Feb. |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter Kelli Nov 12, 2015 12:54 PM CST |
| Great! Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Nov 12, 2015 2:01 PM CST |
| That's beautiful Barbara! |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Dec 3, 2015 4:58 PM CST |
Exotic Star, one of last years bulbs is blooming, I have 4 others getting bloom stalks so I am happy about that.  Different lighting conditions; #1with the flash, #2 no flash and #3 morning sunlight in the kitchen window. |
Name: Kelli Canoga Park, CA, Sunset 19 (Zone 10a) Where summer is winter Kelli Dec 3, 2015 5:24 PM CST |
| Great, Margaret! Take a walk with me at http://cubits.org/dayhikes/ |
Name: Margaret Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a) mcash70 Dec 3, 2015 5:27 PM CST |
| Thank you Kelli! |
Name: Catmint/Robin Maryland (Zone 7a)        Catmint20906 Dec 5, 2015 8:36 AM CST |
| What beautiful blooms! love the colors on the Double Picotee. My first amaryllis of the season just bloomed, Flamenco Queen: Waiting eagerly for the others! "One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards” ― Thalassa Cruso |
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