Amaryllis bulbs

[Paul Mc]

Thanks Rosie! When do you repot yours?


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[NYCorchidman]

Short answer is no.
The only time these bulbs die is when they get sick from diseases. They basically just rot, which is not common at all under good culture.

Amaryllis bulbs can get quite large depending on the variety and the care given to them.
With time, they multiply by adding bulblets on the side of the mother bulb, or mother bulb split into two or more every so often.

Rosie- whoever said baby bulbs suck energy out of the mother bulb and must be removed is just ignorant.
The whole point of adding babies to multiply, not to kill or harm itself. lol Funny! Removing baby bulbs is just an option. Say, you want to maintain just one bulb per pot or pot is getting too small and you'd rather cut some off to leave only so many per pot.
My aunt never ever removed any baby bulbs but just kept on repotting the whole crowd into larger and larger pot.

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Rosie- whoever said baby bulbs suck energy out of the mother bulb and must be removed is just ignorant.
The whole point of adding babies to multiply, not to kill or harm itself. lol Funny! Removing baby bulbs is just an option. Say, you want to maintain just one bulb per pot or pot is getting too small and you'd rather cut some off to leave only so many per pot.
My aunt never ever removed any baby bulbs but just kept on repotting the whole crowd into larger and larger pot.

Yeah, I came to that conclusion, that's why mine has two big bulbs and one small. The only time I can see it causing a problem is if they are all in too small a pot and competing for resources. The OP did say they were crammed in

[Leafmite]

I just plant the bulbs outside in the ground, in a sunny spot, separating the babies from the large ones, and the mature ones usually bloom in the early summer every year. I dig them out in the autumn, remove the dirt and toss them into a bag and shove them in a corner until it is warm enough to plant them out once more.
I started with one, long ago, gave some away every year after a while, and, a few years ago, had about twenty-five or thirty mature bulbs (they made a very nice show) but I gave all but one away...so, I am starting over again.