These bulbs have probably been pre-chilled to be bloomed around Christmas time. First thing I did with them was to clean them off brown, papery skin to avoid possible rot.
Then I soak their roots in water for a day before planting to help them recover more quickly.
Finally, I planted them in a good mix yesterday afternoon.
This morning, I was greeted with this.
Wow, it's quick, really!
Update: I found one more scape emerging from another bulb - the Evergreen, this morning Dec 2nd. It's very exciting watching these.
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Finally! All your precious and wonderful bulbs arrived safe and sound. You must be so so glad.
The flower scape coming out from the bulb so fast... it's really amazing! I am so happy for you. They will be all so ready for Christmas!
Oh that little one there. Buy 3 free 1 or what?... hey just joking ok ;-D
Btw, my two other bulbs are still growing leaves. No sigh of flower scape.
I have many amaryllis to start here soon... I've never removed the papery outside skins... I'll give that a try as it makes very good sense! Larry
How exciting! We'll all be watching for your colorful Christmas blooms!
Thanks everyone.
Larry: I learn the techniques of removing the "papery skin" and "root soaking" from the Amaryllis forum on Gardenweb.
But I guess those are necessary if the bulbs have been exposed for long period of time. If your bulbs have always been in the ground then I don't think you need to do that.
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