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Like many other plants Amaryllis-Hippeastrum flowers open at different stages even when planted at the same time. This can be a good thing when you want to stagger the display of flowers to last a long time but a downside when you want to hybridize your Amaryllis-Hippeastrum bulbs. Many Amaryllids can receive their own pollen but if you're interested in crossing two different bulbs to achieve a

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For two years I've been attempting to buy a white flowering Amaryllis with little luck. White flowers aren't uncommon and usually not highly sought after but since I was buying Amaryllis bulb kits I usually ended up with a bulb that flowered something other than white. Mislabeled bulbs in kits are unfortunately very common and they're always a gamble when you want a specific flower color. This

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Fungus gnats are a common houseplant pest that seem to appear out of nowhere and can be hard to get rid of. During the winter when potting Amaryllids and bringing them out of dormancy they can be a perfect host for this annoying bug. The warm temperatures we keep our Amaryllis bulbs at and the waterings we provide to break their dormancy and grow, provide a great breading ground for fungus gnats.

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(Amaryllis bulb grown from seed) The little Amaryllis bulb in the photo above is one that I grew from seed. This Amaryllis seedling is only a few months old. At such a tiny size it is hard to believe that this little bulb will one day grow large enough to produce the striking flowers Amaryllids are known for. This bulb is from my first attempt at hybridizing Amaryllids and unfortunately I lost

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(Amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' "babies") I saw a large grouping of white amaryllis that was really wonderful, the owner claimed he had gotten new starts (mini bulbs?) off of the old one. My amaryllis have never done that, any ideas???- Mumm A large clump of Amaryllids growing together and flowering at the same time is an impressive sight. There is no specific reason why your Amaryllis has never

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(white Amaryllis bulb from kit) When you receive or buy a boxed Amaryllis bulb from a kit you may find that the bulb is white or pale colored. A white Amaryllis bulb doesn't mean that there is anything specifically wrong with your bulb or that your Amaryllis will have a white flower. If you followed the tips on buying Amaryllis bulbs in a kit the bulb should be fine. Why are the Amaryllis

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"I bought two a couple of years back and had some great blooms. but couldn't get them to rest and had nothing but leaves last year. This year I cut off the leaves, but on one they've grown back. I also separated off a new small bulb which is now growing separately. Will I get them to bloom again and how long will it take for the "baby" to mature?"

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(viable Amaryllis seeds) After you've succesfully pollinated your Amaryllis-Hippeastrum flower and you've waited patiently for the seed pods to ripen and open the next step is collecting the seeds. The Amaryllis Hippeastrum seeds may look a little unusual to you if you don't have a lot of experience with seeds and collecting seeds from various plants. The seeds are black and paper-like and almost

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When you first buy an Amaryllis bulb and pot it you may get a bulb that produces leaves first and you're left wondering if there is something wrong with your Amaryllis because it is only growing leaves. That happens with some and it isn't something out of the ordinary; a bulb may grow leaves before flowers or it may do it in reverse. I have bulbs that do both; some may grow only leaves first and

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(how to pot Amaryllis bulbs) After you've selected your Amaryllis bulb from a kit or you've received one as a gift the next step is potting your Amaryllis bulb. Most of these bulb kits come with a bulb, plastic pot and a soil disk made from coco peat. The first thing I do is put the round peat disk to the side along with the plastic pot because I don't like to use them when I pot my bulbs.

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If you bought your Amaryllis bulb in a kit you may notice that your bulb has no roots or your bulb may have a few dried and shriveled roots like in the image above. The reason many bulbs in kits look like this when you first buy them is because they were grown outside of the country. This Amaryllis bulb was grown in Israel and in order for it to be imported to America the grower had to remove all

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The most convenient and affordable way to buy Amaryllis bulbs is in kits that are available at large retailers and garden centers. Since the bulbs are produced in large quantities these bulbs are often less expensive than the bulbs you can order form a bulb catalog or through a speciality grower. There are some drawbacks when buying Amaryllis kits at stores that don't specialize in Amaryllis

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(Amaryllis offset) In the article on How To Pollinate Amaryllis Bulbs I explained how to propagate Amaryllis bulbs sexually with the aid of pollen from the Amaryllis flower. Amaryllis bulbs can also be propagated asexually-meaning without the use of Amaryllis pollen. This process of vegetative reproduction of Amaryllis bulbs is simple and doesn't require much, if any, work from the Amaryllis

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When you buy your first Amaryllis bulb and have the pleasure of watching the beautiful flowers unfurl you may become enamored with this wonderful bulb and want to collect more Amaryllis bulbs. Instead of buying Amaryllis bulbs to expand your bulb collection one of the things you can do is propagate your Amaryllis bulb to produce more bulbs. Amaryllis bulbs can be propagated in one of two ways,

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