I have to tell you something exciting!
And I may come back with photos and give my morning StoryTime about this.
Amaryllis is easy to start from bulbs , everything I own has been cloned 20 x.
Recently, out primary ones went to seed,. a pot full of rose-like petals, and tiny seeds.
You know me and seeds.. Had to try it from SEED not BULB this time.
I just grew my first Amaryllis from seed.
And I have a bag of seeds.
If you live close, I'll give you one?
@Rasta Every year, at the start of fall, we vacation on Texel for a week. There is a bulb farmer who sells the most amazing Amaryllis variants, and we always buy a bunch of bulbs to give as gifts. There is always a competition for who gets the first flower and who gets the most.
@heinragas Good morning Hein.
Holland/Netherlands is the place for bulbs. I wasn't into that when I roamed around there. Have you had yours go to seed? The flower was gone, we usually break the non-leaf stalk off, but as it bulged, I knew, opened it up ,seeds like rose petals crammed into the pod.
That's what I grew! From seed!
I grow them always from bulbs.
@Rasta I've never seen an Amaryllis go to seed -- but then again there's little chance of pollination happening inside. We might want to put the 'finished' bulbs outside next time...
@lydiaschoch I get giddy when I grow. Things no one thinks to do, I've thought of. Can't get some seeds here, and store fruit may not be viable. But, I found raw olives, and they were getting past their peak, so I got a box for 99 cents.. I didn't say I wanted it for the seeds.
A Single Quince fruit cost me $4.50 to get 12 seeds. I have 4 sprouts so far. LOL One month ago. I'm getting good at this, but I'll have to sacrifice some for space
@Rasta
That's pretty amazing. I kind of thought that you'd have to have a bulb, especially for such a large, spectacular plant. Just goes to show that things are always worth trying!
@Sharonbw I still have seeds that don't grow for me, but in theory, they should. I've grown cactus from seed, but pineapple (they have seeds) and strawberries, and grapes won't grow for me. But, I still keep trying different ways. I've got to gather my photos for the story
@Sharonbw Oh, we have lots of tame strawberries. when we lived East, my wife had a full strawberry garden but it's long outgrown. The strings spread them.
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