Amaryllis-once again on the move!

Amazing blog... added to Balconies...

... and ... to Storage Ideas !!!

How have you managed to get so many Balcony? Have you propogated them yourself? I think you may need to get a greenhouse on your new allotment!!! lol I do like amaryllis especially the red ones.

They are beautiful Balcony, I`m green here with envy, mine has babies but no flowers, what am I doing wrong, I follow the instructions from the web very carefully every year but haven`t had a single flower for over three years...

You've got some stunners there Balcony. As to where you're to put them all, I think another greenhouse is called for, just for your amaryllis!!!

Great to see them flowering again.

Thank you all for your comments. :-)) I enjoy growing these bulbs & seeing what colour will open next!

TT: Why ... to Storage Ideas? Is it because of the tiers on the windowsills?

Poppy: Yes, I propagated them myself. I've written several blogs on these plants before this one, if you are interested. One of my very first blogs referred to growing these bulbs from seed.

http://www.growsonyou.com/balcony/blog/3720-amaryllis-from-seed

Unfortunately another GH would do me no good if I can't keep it frost free! I'm using Gerry's on his allotment but I've had to bring them home as it isn't frost free during the winter.

Thanks Bilbo, glad you like them. :-))

Lincslass, Sorry to hear you've had no flowers for 3 years on your bulbs. :-(( They can sometimes be capricious, I had a white that only flowered 3 times, at most, in 10 years in spite of having the same treatment as the Red & the Red with White stripe, they were all three in the same pot for 4 years!

Is your bulb getting sun during the summer? Are you feeding it with a high potash fertilizer (Rose or tomato) ? Is it getting a few months of cold - not below freezing (that would kill it!) during our winter months? Mine spend ALL winter on the windowsills. We have double glazed windows so the inside of the windows doesn't freeze up. Doing these 3 things should guarantee you some flowers in the spring.

Glad you think they are "stunners", Sheilar! :-)) I'm afraid there is nowhere I could put a GH on my balcony! I've put them all in two tiers in the windows of our 2 bedrooms & in the kitchen window, as you should be able to make out from the last photos above taken from the outside. Today I took one of each window from the inside. Perhaps I should add them to my blog above!

Thanks Balcony...

I meant another greenhouse on your allotment not on your balcony!!

Sheilar, as the GH can't be kept frost free during the winter there is no point in having another one! Sorry for the misunderstanding!

;o)

How lovely for it to flower on your allotment..... your Amaryliss are always superb Balcony... :)

Thanks, Holly. :-)) It was a lovely surprise alright!

Super pictures of Amaryllis!

Glad you like them, Gurthbruins! :-))

For anybody who is having trouble getting them to flower a 2nd time, here is a a link to a page of an American company that specializes in growing them.

http://www.amaryllis.com/pac.htm

lovely to see the amarylis again Balcony :o))

Thanks, Sandra! :-)) A few of the bulbs I brought back home from the allotment are refusing to go dormant & have produced buds or flowers! I have one open now on our living room table - totally unexpected for this time of the year! Nevertheless, a delightful surprise! :-))
I uploaded a few photos a few days ago to my pictures if you are interested in seeing them.

Next week another bud will open on the kitchen windowsill as it is already showing colour! I believe there is still another bud - somewhere!