Comments on WWW.AmaryllisBulbs.Org: Sowing And Germinating Amaryllis Seeds Update

Anonymous, Sorry for the late reply. I do both de...

2010-01-03T21:12:20.828-06:00

Anonymous,

Sorry for the late reply. I do both depending on how lazy I'm feeling. A cool, dry and dark place works best.

Anonymous, You can continue to grow them as a "ho...

2009-12-19T15:42:02.113-06:00

Anonymous,

You can continue to grow them as a "houseplant" without ever putting them into dormancy if you'd like. The leaves will stay green and grow, the bulb will just flower whenever it feels like it.

I've done it both ways. I've just let them in the pot away from bright sun and the leaves die, and I've also taken them out of the pot and placed them in a paper bag to induce trigger darkness.

Both work the same.

Anonymous, Now just let them grow. Technically yo...

2009-08-08T14:16:02.079-05:00

Anonymous,

Now just let them grow. Technically you don't have to put them into dormancy, people do that to cause them to bloom at a certain time and there is no other reason for doing so. But if you leave them out for the summer in the fall they will start to go dormant on their own like other plants.

Hi, thanks for your site, its really helpful. abou...

2009-08-05T08:37:50.223-05:00

Hi, thanks for your site, its really helpful. about 40 of my 50 seeds sprouted (I used the germinating tray I bought at Home Depot) and now they are about 1.5 inches tall. I've taken the lid off, but they are still indoors since its pretty hot outside. What do I do now? Plant them in small pots and then what? I'm a little confused as far as when do they hibernate, etc... Please walk me thought the steps so I won't kill them!! Thanks.

Hi Don, Good to hear that you got some seedlings ...

2009-06-11T23:12:13.765-05:00

Hi Don,

Good to hear that you got some seedlings going. I potted mine up after they showed signs of one root and one leaf. You can leave them in the water for a while, just don't wait too long.

On May 26, I tried your method for water germinati...

2009-06-09T10:25:07.835-05:00

On May 26, I tried your method for water germinating some amaryllis seeds, and today (two weeks later) some have sprouted. How long should I wait to transfer them to a pot?

By the way, I felt all the seeds for the inner bulge and separated them in two water dishes. The one's that I thought were infertile (flat) were the ones that have sprouted. Thanks for your info.

Hi Julie, As long as your bulbs is in flower it is...

2009-03-29T23:18:16.211-05:00

Hi Julie, As long as your bulbs is in flower it isn't too late to try to pollinate the flowers and sow the seeds.

Witchy, Thanks for the tip about the link. BTW I don't know what Bebo is but when I follow your link I just get a sign-in page for Bebo.

Nice page your part 2 link is broken. Too many htt...

2009-03-29T00:17:41.608-05:00

Nice page your part 2 link is broken. Too many http://.

Oh, how cool...do you think it is too late this ye...

2009-03-08T22:46:13.763-05:00

Oh, how cool...do you think it is too late this year to try it??? I am going to love your Amaryllis blog! Great idea!

LB,It is hard for me to say if they will get large...

2009-02-09T00:55:05.287-06:00

LB,

It is hard for me to say if they will get larger because I usually give away all of my seedlings because I don't have enough room. So, I've never grown a seedling to a large-sized bulb. But generally speaking as with other plants they should eventually look just like the parent bulb-unless the parent was a hybrid in which case who knows how big they'll get.

Sorry I can't give you a solid answer.

Back in 2006, and on a whim, I took a watercolor b...

2009-02-08T16:40:43.743-06:00

Back in 2006, and on a whim, I took a watercolor brush and moved pollen from one Hippeastrum flower to another on the same scape.

Four of the 32 babies from this incestuous pairing have sent up flower stalks this year. They're pretty slender and the buds are pretty puny, but then the bulbs aren't exactly very big yet. Are they likely to get bigger with time?

(I'd like to give away a lot of the adolescent bulbs, as I have no greenhouse and they are crowding a couple of choice windowsills right now. They summer outdoors in a shady location.)