Comments on WWW.AmaryllisBulbs.Org: Viable Amaryllis Seeds

I cross-polinated a Red Lion to a white amaryllis ...

2012-01-30T13:30:09.374-06:00

I cross-polinated a Red Lion to a white amaryllis (don't remember the name) and seeds are definitely developing! Question: How long does it take for the seeds to mature and the pods to pop? There is also another flower bud forming. Will this grow & blossom while I am waiting for the seeds? I have grown amaryllis for years but have never had one re-bloom.

Your articles have been very helpful to me in lear...

2011-04-30T09:35:49.186-05:00

Your articles have been very helpful to me in learning how to pollinate and collect seeds. Thank you so much!

I have a blooming double that I cross polinated in...

2011-03-03T12:03:14.384-06:00

I have a blooming double that I cross polinated in 2005, I think. It is similiar to an apple blossom but not exactly the same.
If I should come up with a totally different blossom is there a market for the bulb? If so, where?
Thanks,
PMC

Liz, It was probably bees pollinating your Amaryl...

2010-05-30T22:14:04.676-05:00

Liz,

It was probably bees pollinating your Amaryllis flower. They'll normally start to lose leaves in the fall if you have them outdoors and when that happens you can cut them off.

Hi, I have managed to grow from seeds 3 amarylis ...

2010-05-29T04:33:43.953-05:00

Hi, I have managed to grow from seeds 3 amarylis plants although I did not polinate the main plant could this have been the bees doing their work. Now I have these little plants what should I do with them should I cut the leaves off for winter or just leave them.

Hi, I was wondering if any one had some Hippeastru...

2010-04-28T02:07:03.085-05:00

Hi, I was wondering if any one had some Hippeastrum seeds that they might like to shareplease

WDW, With the double it is very hard because some...

2010-04-25T23:10:19.560-05:00

WDW,

With the double it is very hard because sometimes they're fused together or you can't easily see the reproductive parts. But if you pull away the petals you may be able to at least identify the stigma where you place the pollen

http://www.amaryllisbulbs.org/2007/11/how-to-pollinate-amaryllis-bulbs.html

Hom do you pollinate the double flowers, they dont...

2010-04-24T01:11:59.165-05:00

Hom do you pollinate the double flowers, they dont seem to have the same visable parts.
I have been cery successful with the single flowers but have had no success with the voubles, Thank you.

Wm. DeWayne Booker
licenselobby@gmail.com
407-432-6470

Vampiro, Plant them all as soon as possible. They...

2010-04-05T18:38:47.220-05:00

Vampiro,

Plant them all as soon as possible. They don't last long like a lot of other kinds of seeds. Sow them and then share the seedlings with your friends.

So i have my seeds i cant plant all of them how ca...

2010-04-04T20:51:32.616-05:00

So i have my seeds i cant plant all of them how can i save some for later date and or share with friends?

Vampiro, Congrats on the successful pollination.

2010-03-18T00:32:49.531-05:00

Vampiro,

Congrats on the successful pollination.

My Minerva had 5 Blossoms the first 3 where Nice...

2010-03-16T10:22:08.960-05:00

My Minerva had 5 Blossoms the first 3 where Nice and Big, I pollinated these 3 about 2 days after the blossom, and got 3 nice swollen pots which am not waiting for them to rip to collect the seeds, the last 2 flowers where not as big and i also pollinated them but they witter away too quick and dint took the pollen :) but i have 3 that did so am happy lol , i saved some pollen when my red lion flowers i will try to hybridized with the Minerva pollen we will see is all very exiting .

Hi Vampiro, Glad you got yourself a bulb kit. Hop...

2010-02-24T02:06:39.455-06:00

Hi Vampiro,

Glad you got yourself a bulb kit. Hope your pollination attempts are successful.

love your site , I bought and amaryllis kit at the...

2010-02-19T11:20:59.959-06:00

love your site , I bought and amaryllis kit at the supermarket (Minerva ) and i am in love with the plant once it flowers i will attend to pollinated. hopefully i get seeds and can grow my little army :) very new to this but fascinated.

c.m.mitchell1, Thanks for the tip. Although, the ...

2010-01-12T23:09:38.900-06:00

c.m.mitchell1,

Thanks for the tip. Although, the other day I was reading that Target just bought S&H and maybe the bulbs will make a return.

*crossing fingers*

Agree. Sad to see Smith & Hawkins go under, th...

2010-01-08T11:27:47.610-06:00

Agree. Sad to see Smith & Hawkins go under, they had some top notch bulbs. Try Royal Colors or Amaryllis Bulb Company, they both have top quality and excellent variety if looking for new stock.

Chiccup, Give it a try, it is really pretty easy....

2010-01-03T21:23:26.762-06:00

Chiccup,

Give it a try, it is really pretty easy. You just need a bit of warmth.

..pity that i've never had the best of luck at...

2009-12-22T05:40:59.380-06:00

..pity that i've never had the best of luck at growing ANYTHING from seed.

well, except for beans. those always seemed to grow wherever I dropped them =P

Here's hoping. :)

Chiccup, Congrats on the pollinating the flower. ...

2009-12-22T00:43:38.692-06:00

Chiccup,

Congrats on the pollinating the flower. I agree with your assessment of the Amaryllis bulbs by Smith & Hawken. Yes, they do take a couple of years to bloom from seed. If you look on the top right corner of the blog you'll find the posts on how to sow your Amaryllis seeds.

I've been blooming/re-blooming all sorts of am...

2009-12-22T00:38:27.335-06:00

I've been blooming/re-blooming all sorts of amaryllis bulbs for a couple of years now, but this is the first time one of them has ever produced seed pods. I never even knew amaryllis produced seeds!!! I just figured they multiplied by creating more bulbs that you could find attached to the mother bulb. Go figure.

Anyway, I'm amazed, to say the least. I've no idea what to do with them now though..I mean, I'm assuming them take years and years to produce a flowering bulb from seed?

Absolute Bonus: out of ALL my amaryllis, the one that produced the seed pods has always been my absolute favorite. It's the Charisma that I bought from Smith & Hawken. They had the best quality bulbs I was ever able to find :)

Good luck with your Amaryllis seeds Luke.

2009-10-28T15:07:19.541-05:00

Good luck with your Amaryllis seeds Luke.

Thats really helpful for me, because i have quite ...

2009-10-05T20:03:00.446-05:00

Thats really helpful for me, because i have quite a few amaryllis seeds, and i don't want to waste my time on the ones that wont grow :)