Amaryllis flowering in May?
Question:I have had this Amaryllis bulb for 3 years and it has bloomed beautifully. Last year, as before, I put it in the garden after flowering to let the leaves grow, dug it up in September and stored in a cool dry place. I obviously forgot it was there so it didn't get potted up last year. I found it today and the poor thing, with no soil, no water for 8 months and just in a carrier bag, had THREE blooms on it. Needless to say I had to repot it. Have I upset its equilibrium?
Answers:
I have about a dozen of them. Some are the same,offsets off the original bulb others are a different colour.I leave mine in their pots. Most flower in the early spring and when the weather improves I put them in the garden,still in their pots(I do not transplant them)I have two that I forgot to bring into my conservatory last autumn and they have been in the garden all winter.These are now coming into bloom. It must be the warmer conditions indoors starts the bulbs off earlier and the outdoor ones only start growing when the weather warms up.Don't worry about the one you have just found.Let it bloom and place it outdoors to ripen.It may resume it's normal blooming time next year, but if not,does it matter.
I'd say you have a wonderful gift and enjoy it. Then proceed as normal.
I'd say you were damned lucky! I have an amarylis that only flowers every 2-3 years!
snap---- mines done the same
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