Amaryllis flowering in the kitchen 16th December 2019 003

Beautiful as always , you certainly have a way with these David ...

Thanks, Amy :)

That maybe, but the last week or so I have been trying to "decontaminate" my hibernating bulbs! They have an infestation of Mealy Bug! So I'm stripping of the dry coat & cutting off the top half an inch or so from the necks of the bulbs & then washing them under running water from the tap.

I'm emptying them from their pots & removing all of last year's compost & washing the pots in beach water. Then the bulbs will spend a couple of days outside on the balcony table to dry off before putting them away again for the rest of the winter.

I hope they survive this drastic treatment! It will probably be a few months until I know for sure if it worked or not!

Gosh what a palaver ,makes you wonder how they got into your pots ,good luck with , that I hope it works for you ...