Growing Jumbo Amaryllis 2023
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- What size of Amaryllis bulb are you growing? Does size really matter? In this video I show the differences between 3 different sized Amaryllis bulbs that I am growing. And yes size does make a difference.
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Where to buy amaryllis bulbs?
I would first check your local garden center. If not there, then check out some of these reputable on-line sources.
Brent & Becky's Bulbs: brentandbeckysbulbs.com/
Brecks Bulbs: www.brecks.com/
Dutch Grown: www.dutchgrown.com/
Gardeners Supply: www.gardeners.com/buy/indoor-...
Jackson & Perkins: www.jacksonandperkins.com/
White Flower Farms: www.whiteflowerfarm.com/shop-...
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Got tired of growing them in pots and planted them in my garden beds and boy are they happy growing larger than they did in pots!
Thats amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Did you post videos of the jumbo amaryllis flowers emergence? I'm curious to see how big and colors the blooms were. Thank you for your videos.
Not yet! I still have a couple yet to bloom.
I got another 12 bulbs today, two of them have two pups each- you know they went into my basket. Each only cost me 2.25 each! Score!
That awesome. Got to love the after holiday sales. Good luck!
Me too I got 30 bulbs from Walmart and Lowe’s . They gave me the last 2 for a dollar I got all the varieties they put out this year I’m so excited and scared it’s my first time getting them .
No mention about fertilizers. After mine bloom in the spring, I feed them bone meal several times during the summer and they bloom beautifully in the spring. And don't forget to use snail bait..Snails love amaryllis.
Up north, we can't grow them outside. Thanks for sharing your tip.
Also a small amount of Espoma Bulb Tone especially when the bulbs are outdoors ?
Lawnmower grass fertilizer has too much nitrogen and not enough something else and will either burn them up or cause them to produce a profusion of verdant green leaves,small bulbs and little or no flowering.
Also I had to put mine inside a dog fence because the rabbits/hares started eating the leaves. The rabbits have almost completely wiped out Crocus over the last few years except for a few small tommasinianus , also they have began eating Rose de Rescht
so far have not touched Colchicum. Which also sometimes is attacked by slugs. Snarol used to solve the problem but I believe the ingredients have been weakened due to EPA or something and are much less effective.
I always knew that girth was important....now it's confirmed!
Isn't Garden humor wonderful?! Thanks for watching and I am glad that I can help confirm your thoughts! Cheers!
@@SuccessfulGardens1 Phwoarrrr!
at about 8:00 it might help to drill a few small holes in the bottom of the pot (means you have to provide something below the pot to protect furniture) and a few holes in the side of the pot about an inch above the bottom (air holes to help the roots breathe)
in that case could use a very dilute African Violet soluble fertilizer at about 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water ?
Thank you for the valuable information.
Thanks for watching.
I have read that you can leave just the roots of a new bulb in water for up to 24 hours before planting and it will grow faster because it is hydrated.
Yes, you can. Infact you can grow in water, roots touching surface of water. But needs support. THanks for watching.
Add about 10% greensand to the potting mix especially if not the Espoma which already has fertility ingredients? Greensand is a ground up ocean rock that is supposed to be rich in potassium (but not easy release)
2 tone pink is apppleblosom my favorite!
One of my favorites too! Thanks for watching.
We have 3 big pots of those and they were beautiful this year...some still have flowers right now.
I don't know if you noticed there's a squirrel in the background. 😮😅😂❤
He decided to take a photo bomb moment. Thanks for watching.
I bought a really large one at tractor supply it put on 7 blooms absolutely beautiful
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience. And thanks for watching!
@@SuccessfulGardens1 this same plant put on2 seed pods is it difficult to grow them from seeds?
@@naomiashcraft8080 yes and no. It depends on how much time and effort you want to put into the seeds and growing. It will take a few years to get them flowering.
I always just cut off the flower stalks as they start to wilt or grow their seed pods.
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I am a new subscriber, love Amaryllis ❤️
Thank you for watching and subscribing. Hopefully you will find the video helpful in your gardening journey. And I love Amaryllis too. I should be posting another one in about a weeks time.
Great and Amazing! Christmas 2021 I got a Christmas buket from agood Swedish friend.. The first time that this flower make me feel happy a lot. Big red flowers in January and for a month.. Inspiration so it leads me to get more Amaryllis last year.. And maybe I will buy more in order to decorate my balkony in spring time too. Thank you for good video and more knowledge of this wonderful - Nature Beauty.. Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN
Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers!
Great video. Very comprehensive.
Glad it was helpful!
I usually slice away the basal plate with the dried up roots. This way new roots would form & your bulb would continue to grow bigger. Enlarged basal plate is a real hindrance as it causes bulb shrinkage.
That's is some great advice. Thanks for watching and commenting.
how much do you take off?
@@lorenville Just slightly under the bulb. You should be able to see the root nodes exposed. Dab some cinnamon powder after that. Leave to dry for a couple of days before planting up.
Thanks for that great information - I have saved & re-bloomed a few amaryllis's but after a couple yrs I noticed they kinda shrunk now I know some added care! That is why I love plant/garden sites & pages & always read comments they are a wealth of information. Especially for newbies like me- 4yrs gardening (Urban Garden) 11/2 yrs houseplants trying my best in my dark apartment w/dry heat. I got lights just ordered humidifier. 🤞#JustGrowSomething 🌿🌱💚
Do you mean that I should slice off the very bottom of the bulb ....or just where the roots attach to the bulb?
Never been successful with Amaryllis, stopped trying. But I am very successful with orchids, my favorite flower.
Orchids are wonderful too. I have about 20 in my collection of orchids. I have 5 of them that are currently spiking, so i should have flowers in a month or two. Don't give up on Amaryllis, try them again sometime. They are worth the beauty. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I've got 13 orchids and they flower all year. I don't know if it's because I've got them by my kitchen windows, but they are always blooming and look beautiful.
@@mireadossantos4610 Question: Do you grow your orchids in clay pots?
@@sandrajohnson9926 no, I grow them in clear plastic pots and then I put them inside clay vases .
Do not despair - just check your potting mix to make sure it has enough coarse sand for good drainage. Plant them out when the sun comes out in your area. At least for 3 months, they should be nicely plumped up.
When treated like an ordinary houseplant but put outside during the frost free season they will bloom at random times. Do not leave out in freeze or frost !
I would like to see what the bulb growers do to produce those large bulbs. Full sun ? Full sun plus bright artificial light during part of the night? Supplemental carbon dioxide in a greenhouse environment ?
You have a visitor in the back at the 7 minute mark XD Love it btw nice info on the bulbs. Planted mine yesterday for a new season :)
That is so funny. I hadn't noticed the peeping squirrel when I was editing. We have several that hang around our yard and our bird feeders. I am surprised that more haven't show up in the videos. Thanks for noticing and watching!
I lost 3 mother bulbs to red scorch a couple of years ago, something changed in my garden I guess. So, I have about one dozen pups at different stages. A few at the ping-pong ball size, 5 or 6 at the racquet ball size and a few at the the tennis ball size. Luckily I am a very patient man. The tennis ball size take their time to spike, usually close to March
I am thinking I may pick up a different variety for a color change but for now I am more than happy with my Red Lions
Thanks for commenting and sharing some of your experiences.
Bad weather year with lots of damp chilly days and no sun for days at a time?
(or very very hot,scorching desert like heat?)
I have grown them in water and they thrive .
Thanks for sharing.
i finally bought a home after 25 years of renting and it never crossed my mind to make sure we had sunlight.😢 There is no bleeping sun that comes except a back bedroom and its so depressing. ive managed to get blooms but I have to constantly move the plants around and they get top heavy start to bend and break.. im making do but im about to buy some amazing indoor lighting if I can figure it out. ive placed my pots into the garage in the dark for 2 months and brought them out for Christmas blooms.. They shrunk in the garage and ine had a few red specs of something when I peeled a layer of skin off. ? Im actually taking in the task to plant several bulbs in a giant pot so in have a huge display and only need to move around one pot.. thanks for sharing
Good luck. The red specs sound normal. Many Amaryllis bulbs will have red specs/tissue spots on them. Just watch and make sure they don't turn black.
Question: I picked up a “pink ice” variety today. I cleaned it up and soaking the roots in water (24 hours), will plant it tomorrow. The bulb is semi deformed maybe? It really is protruding out in 3 positions. No babies. Any experience with this?
I wish we could share pictures in instancesses like this. As for "deformed" or maybe odd shapped, I have seen flower stalks form under the outer layers, rather then "center" or creating pups or baby side bulbs. This will give a very irregular shape to the bulbs. Sometime bulbs can be damaged during their harvest/storage/shipping time and this can cause defprmaties too. As long as the bulbs are not mushy or too soft they should be just fine. Maybe mark this particular bulb so you can watch it along the way. Great question and good luck!
If you have them for a few years you will have jumbo bulbs.
Great video 👍🏼 would you recommend drainage holes for all Amaryllis pots?
Yes, absolutely. I will add holes to the pots. If you have ceramic pots, holes will be hard to add. However, bulbs will grow and flourish if you watch how much water you keep adding in pots without drainage holes.
Brilliant. Gary. Bravo. Encore. Do You ever get successive flower scapes in one season? What’s the maximum number of simultaneous flower scapes & blossoms have You had from one bulb?
I haven't had successive flower scapes in the same season, just starting each Nov/Dec/Jan depending on variety. However, one of my jumbos had 3 scapes, with a total of 15 flowers. It was absolutely stunning.
@@SuccessfulGardens1 Bravo. Think that was the variety/color or Your magic green thumb touch that did the trick?
@@MartyFRsfNE i would say the size of the bulb and variety.
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Thanks for watching!
Nice video my wife she have a lot amyrillis.
That's awesome
Thank-you for a nice video! I am already enjoying my amaryllis blooming right now for Christmas. What other time of year can you purchase amaryllis bulbs so I can get more varities? Do you have a favorite location to purchase yours.
I have found that White Flower Farms have the widest selection. Brent & Beckys Bulbs have some of the most unique.
I have put together a video of 74 different varieties of Amaryllis.
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Have you heard about pre soaking bull roots only for 12 to 24 hours prior to potting up and getting faster growth thanks
I have, and i have done it before. It works. I forgot to mention that step or tip in the video. Thanks for sharing your tip, and thanks for watching.
Why did my amaryllis flower only leaves I am still awaiting the flower ?
Great question, several possibilities. Is it a new bulb or is it a older bulb? If new, when did you purchase and plant it? If it was a late purchase, it could have tried to bloom in the box. I purchased several bulbs this year, and one of them came in where I could see a flower stalk that had either bloomed or was damaged prior to me getting the bulb. It is now growing green leaves, but I am waiting for the bloom...next fall/winter (2024/2025).
If it is a bulb that is a 2nd year for you, it might not have gone through enough of a dormancy to produce a new flower for this year. If that is the case, it will only have green leaves.
To force new blooms, I water and let the leaves grow until about Aug 15. I then stop watering my Amaryllis bulbs, let the leaves yellow, cut them off and leave them alone until about the 15th of Nov. I then will repot those bulbs that need to be repotted, then start watering them and giving them the brightest light that I can. Then I wait...many will rebloom in late Dec and Jan. However, this year I have 2 that are now just blooming (March 1).
Can i grow my bulbs that I've gotten in the box stores the christmas kits into Large size bulbs over time? If so how would I go about that? Would I want to remove the flowering stems for some time in order that all of the energy can go into the bulb? Would I want to fertilize them? If so what is a good fertilizer for amarylis? I can grow them back year after year but they never really seem to change a great deal in size. I don't have 18 but I do have 6 now.
I find that a lot of my bulbs seem to shrink in size. But I leave them in their pots. I want to experiment in growing them outside during the summer months to see if that helps in sizing. I would definatly cut the spent flower stalks off and then use a fertilizer that has a higher middle number. If wanting to use organic, Bone meal would be a great fertlizer to use to help regenerate the bulb energy.
Have you tried to size down on potting an not repot for a couple years to get bulb to grow a fatter bulb?.
I have tried a few ways and sizes of pots. And I have found that some bulbs resize, both up and down, themselves differently and year to year. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I saw on one video watering with 5% alcohol content in watering which kept paper whites from growing so tall and lanky. Could that be true for Amaryllis?
i am not aware of this practice, so I won't comment on it either way.
Most of my amaryllies (medium size bulbs) are not flowering since I have potted,( 1 and half year back) . Please advise me how to take care for blooming.
While the bulbs are in their green leaf stage, make sure they are getting plenty of water, sunshine and the occasional fertilizer. I have had some of my smaller/medium bulbs take a year off from blooming. And there are times that their blooms are delayed too. In fact, I currently (March) two bulbs spiking their flower stalks. Sometimes they will take 2 seasons to rebloom.
I bought one at my local shoprite right after Xmas and it is still blooming. So far I have taken of 2 blosdos and still have 3 left. It's a variety that is pink and white. Am I just lucky? It is short I will say that.
Some varieties do bloom late. I currently (first week of March) still have a couple of bulbs blooming.
have you ever planted the Ziva with a Amaryllis? im going to try one jumbo bulb in the center surrounded by several Zivas.
I have not. I would assume that the Ziva would bloom prior to the blooming of the Amaryllis. However, you will never know until you try it. Good Luck and thank you for watching.
I bought Tinkerbell at WM this year too, and the bulbs are very small compared to what you show. Where would you recommend buying online, and is it too late to buy more for the winter here in NY? Are they affected by potentially freezing temps during shipping? When is the normal time you should order online? TY!
Thanks for watching and commenting. Some great questions. Its not too late, many companies are discounting their remaining Amaryllis stock after the first of the year. Ideally, September, October and November are the best months to order Amaryllis bulbs, however, they probably won't ship until November.
Weather could be a concern in shipping during January, I would be cautious, but not totally against ordering.
Always look for the sizing charts of bulbs when buying bulbs.
I listed a few bulb companies in the notes section of the video. Brecks, White Flower Farms, Dutch Bulbs, and Jackson & Perkins are all reputable companies to order from. Good Luck.
@@SuccessfulGardens1 Thanks! I didn't expand the discussion section, but did look at the bloomaker website, but it's wholesale only. I will see what I can come up with for buying. Thanks again!
Hi there. Angelique from sunny South Africa. Nice informative video. What do I do with my baby bulbs? Where do I plant them to grow bigger and how long will that take?
Thank you for watching. Baby bulbs are funny. Depending on the variety, I have learned that they will grow at different rates. However, all will need good loose soil (potting, organic, etc) to grow in. Fertilizing with a good Flower bulb food is essential and then plenty of light. Depending on your climate (I'm not too familiar with South Africa's climate) whether or not you can leave them outside. Make sure to seperate from the Mother Bulb, allowing them to grow on there own.
Usually it will take two maybe three seasons for the baby bulbs to grow large enough to produce flowers. Just make sure they are gettting plenty of fertilizer, water and sun.
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Hi there. Thankyou for answering my query.
It is not yet Spring, and our temperatures range in the late 20 degrees and will soon stay in the late 30's or early 40's. I soaked the roots and planted all my bulbs in pots. They receive morning sun and late afternoon sun. I will make sure to give them a good bulb food regularly. Have a splendid day.
I read that one lady says she cuts away the basal plate to cut off the dried roots. How about showing us a video how to do that please. One is always afraid of damaging the bulb.
I brought my amaryllis plants in from outside. Old leaves have died off and now new leaf has formed. It is only October 22nd. What should I do?
Sometimes plants don't follow their own rules. Depending on how long the bulbs have been dry is the most important. Leaves will start when they are ready, you might not have a bulb start until February.....under normal homegrown conditions, bulbs will grow differently each season. Don't sweat it. If a couple of more leaves start emerging, start watering, let it grow. I have had bulbs leaf out, but not bloom too.
There’s a squirrel on your tree do you want me to send my cat over?
I probably have nine or 10 Ameryllis but they’re all pretty small bulbs they’re like the 18 or 23 inch bulbs. I need the big ones or how do I get my small ones to grow bigger, faster?
I always lose size on my bulbs. However, I was more diligent in watering and fertilizing after they bloomed for the summer months. I didn't pull them out of pots and knock the dirt off. My suspition is that they loose size during their dormancy if you leave them in the dirt. On to the next trial and experiment.
I have found even my small ones will bloom, and I am trying to get them to get bigger and not smaller. As I was cleaning them up this week (Nov 24, 23) I found a date on one of the pots and it was from 2016. And I kind of believe that the date was true. Kind of amazing that I have had some bulbs around for that long.
And as for the squirrel(s), they keep my little dogs quite entertained. What a character.
Thanks for watching.
What is the approximate weight of those jumbo bulbs?
Weight will very between varieties and "jumbo" sizes. But usually you can expect between 24 and 32 oz (1.5 and 2 lbs).
Can I plant hyacinth bulbs in water
Yes, hyacinth bulbs can be planted in a water vase. There are bulb vase just for this. They can also sit on a "bed" of pea gravel. where the base of the plants. I don't have a YT video showing this technique. But there are several that do. Good luck.
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Mine get top heavy any start to fall over
I have several that do that to. I have had to add a bamboo support stake to the pot and tie the flower stalks to it.
Thanks for sharing and watching.
Use "3/4" height clay pots?
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Thank you for watching.
Lot of information actually was too long for me go to simplify this in a shorter video. And good information, however
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi hello sir, I am from India. I have some amaryllis. What is the price of the bulb
I am not familiar with availablity of these bulbs in India or what they cost. I would inquire with a local garden center or floral shop. Sorry I could not be more helpful with your question.