An Amaryllis Question

20 years ago

This year I have acquired a couple of amaryllis Papillio bulbs. I am currently bringing in all of my tender plants for winter and wanted to be sure - Do I treat these as any other Christmas time amaryllis bulb as far as forcing dormancy, giving a 6 week rest period in a cool place and then repotting and growing for another season. I wasn't sure if these needed to be treated any differently. Somebody help please?

Thanks,

Mary

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cynthianovak
20 years ago
your answer is yes, but I thought the dormancy period was 12 weeks. Sure hope you are correct and a wiser person than I responds.
cynthia
janetr
20 years ago
The only purpose of dormancy is to be able to time the blooms. If you don't care when it blooms, you don't have to let it go dormant at all. I've let mine go all winter (not a Papillio, but I don't see any reason why it should be different) and it was perfectly happy and bloomed for Easter. Six weeks should be plenty.

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mariava7
20 years ago
Hello Mary! Papilio is an evergreen amaryllis/hippeastrum. It does not need to rest or a cold storage to bloom. If you would like to learn more about it and some growing techniques of fellow amaryllis growers, I would advice you to go to the Amaryllis forum and do a search on it. There is a wealth of information waiting for you there. Have fun!
marybz5ny
Original Author
20 years ago
Thanks Cynthia, Janet and Maria for your answers. I had a feeling that a Papilio may need to be treated a little bit differently. I did pop over to the Amaryllis forum and had a look around (didn't even know that forum existed - thanks Maria). Will need to go back when I have a little more time.
Mary