Monday, December 17, 2007

Do Amaryllis Bulbs Divide?

I brought my amaryllis indoors in October. I placed it in a basement storage room until this past week. After the leaves had (pretty much) dried out, I broke off the remaining one and ignored it.

I did succumb, thanks to the many posts of amaryllis blooms I've seen lately, to purchasing one in the local WM store. The bulb on the left is the new bulb. Note that it has a couple of leaves beginning to grow. The one on the right is the one in question.

Believe it or not, the soil had not even dried out yet when I brought the bulb upstairs. Now... it hadn't begun to grow, so I suppose I'm rushing things... but, what's that little spear sticking up next to the bulb? Did the it reproduce?

Or is my amaryllis shadier than I am? ;-)
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8 comments:

  1. MrBrownThumbDecember 17, 2007 at 10:50 PM

    Yeah it created an offset. It should be blooming size/age in about two-three years.

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  2. Shady GardenerDecember 18, 2007 at 7:48 AM

    Guess I'll just have to wait and watch my main bulb...
    When might I divide the offset from the main bulb?

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  3. MrBrownThumbDecember 18, 2007 at 12:01 PM

    You can divide it when it has two to three leaves of it's own. Or you can leave it to get a bigger display of flowers.

    Amaryllis Offsets

    If you see that link you'll see that one of mine has offsets growing on the offsets now.

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  4. Shady GardenerDecember 18, 2007 at 1:13 PM

    Thank you! How fun to learn so many new things!! ;-)

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  5. Mr. McGregor's DaughterDecember 18, 2007 at 1:46 PM

    I can never keep Amaryllis going. How great that yours is so happy that it is reproducing!

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  6. Shady GardenerDecember 19, 2007 at 12:17 PM

    Hi McD Daughter! Oh, I call it the "winds of fortune!" ha. Actually, you'll notice the main bulb isn't growing yet... ;-)

    My Aunt MEA tells me she doesn't allow the offsets to grow because she feels they might take energy from the bulb.

    I'm undecided... I may poke around and see if I can divide it at this point in time...

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  7. BobDecember 19, 2007 at 8:03 PM

    Congrats on the new baby. My father started with a few and now has about 20 amaryllis. They are really impressive when in bloom. Bob

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