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rainymountain's African Amaryllis x 5
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02 Jan 2009Flowering over African Amaryllis Dying Down and Winter gardenRather disappointing, maybe I can nurse it through the rest of the winter and it will bloom next year although I have not had much success with Amaryllis here. In Saskatoon they usually bloomed at least a second year, hotter summers and more sunshine seem more to their liking.Snow -11°C / 12°F
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19 Dec 2008second stalk African Amaryllis and Winter gardenSunny -16°C / 3°F
The second head of blooms seems much more healthy. These African Amaryllis seem much smaller than the Dutch ones, the stem is about 7" and the open bloom is about 2" long. I think that I might have had a gift of African amaryllis some years ago, the flowers were bigger than these, maybe...
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15 Dec 2008what's wrong African Amaryllis and Winter gardenSunny -13°C / 9°F
The flowers have gone limp and floppy without opening any further. Not sure what is wrong, the soil is cold so perhaps it just is not warm enough for this bulb. I have moved it to the heat vent side of the table (which means that I can’t see its flowers very well).
I gave one pot of Vesuviu...
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08 Dec 2008Vesuvius African Amaryllis Blooming and Winter gardenTwo shoots, one with 2 small dark red flowers just opening and 3 more buds. I think that the flowers are so small because the bulbs were already sprouting when I planted them. The bulb is certainly shrinking.Rainy 2°C / 36°F
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17 Nov 2008Sown African Amaryllis Sown and Winter garden
One pot of ‘Jade Serpent’ and 3 x ‘Peach Blossom’, one pot of one ‘Vesuvius’.
Product of South Africa Sonatini Hippeastrum , prefers a light constantly warm position 21C-25C, keep soil slightly moist by watering sparingly around neck of bulb. Remove water stand...
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