Ooooooo.....looks like I'm going to have to go to Wal-Mart on Sunday to see if we are lucky enough to have them. I want a White Dazzler :-) I'm really on a white kick right now!

What is up with this?! Every Walmart in the country EXCEPT OURS orders in bagged bulbs! Ours gets the three most common, and sometimes one or two other rather common varieties, for Christmas only... and then, it's over!

You guys are so lucky to live in areas where Walmarts get decent garden items!

My guess is... the pink is either Apple Blossom or Susan... or maybe Pink Diamond or Vera? I think those are the more common pinks.

When Larry rolls back into town, I'll ask him if I can get a couple of bulbs, Kristi... he should be home by tonight. I'll email you... thanks for the offer!

I still can't figure out what is with these northern Walmarts... do they not think people in this area like bulbs? It's depressing, I tell ya!

Oh, shucks!

No orange? They used to have orange and dummy me, I only bought one and it was precious.

Last year, I bought some pink ones. They turned out to be all red. I bought some red ones that turned out to be red. I bought some white ones that didn't bloom but are getting bigger.

The bulbs are on the small side, but quite healthy if you get them early. Last year, they were $3.34 oor something odd like that.

These are 'garden' amaryllis, and I suspect that they will primarily be sold where they can be planted in the gardens and left there.

I will try again this year for pink and perhaps some red/white ones. Kristi, buy more than one of each color. I can't guarantee that they will be different varieties, but I wouldn't be surprised.

Sometimes, I wonder if these 'garden' varieties are seedlings (noid). At any rate, I have never been disappointed by the blooms. I'll try to find the photo of the red one that was absolutely gorgeous last year.

Thanks for reminding me that it is time to check Walmart for spring bulbs! I always get spring fever when I see them on the shelves.

Buy lots Kristi and pot them up, enjoy the blooms, then plant them in the garden here and there to surprise you every spring.

Ann

Well, I may be blind or stupid or both, but the color of the flower in the photo labeled pink, looked ORANGE, so I wasn't surprised by your comment about them having Orange blooms available! I'll buy them up a few at a time. They were just putting them out yesterday so they are nice and fresh!
K

Actually, I did a search, and the Noid Orange was from Home Depot, not Walmart. I do miss Home Depot having the bagged bulbs. I look every year, and they are not there. They were marked 'Better Homes and Gardens', I think. Varieties included some named varieties like Picotee, Red Lion, Appleblossom, but there were some just labeled by color.

Anyway, here is a link to the pictures of that adorable orange.

For a step into my world, just follow the link...

Here is a link that might be useful: Precious Orange Noid

Here is a link to an awesome red one that was amongst those 'Garden' amaryllis bulbs for $3.34 last year.

Thought you might enjoy, at least I did...

Here is a link that might be useful: Walmart Garden Red

Those are both gorgeous, Elizabeth! I love that orange! What a beautiful shape, too!

The only place that had garden amaryllis last year was Sam's Club... but I didn't want a whole box of 48 bulbs! I couldn't afford it, anyway. No other stores carried them. I hope to find some this spring, though... I think they're getting more popular.

I'm hoping, anyway!

Last year, most of the red ones were different.

This one was my favorite.

Ooh! I do like that one! The color is so deep! The petal shape and configuration is lovely, too... I like those reflexed petals! Just lovely!

The only early spring offerings that surprised me last year were the Sprekelia and Hymenocallis bulbs sold at Home Depot, I believe it was... and they were very reasonably priced! I bough a package containing one Hymenocallis bulb, and two packages of Sprekelia... they were around 2 or 3 dollars a package, which I thought was a great price!

I hope they're planning on offering the same things this year... I'd love to pick up more Sprekelia bulbs, and my Hymenocallis died, so I'd like to replace that, as well. Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll also offer garden amaryllis!

Yep! Kristi, they are now on our Walmart shelves as well, and indeed, they went down to an even $3.00.

I uploaded some of the pics so that all can see.

Walmart Garden Red Mix

A pretty bud...

More like orange than red...

So, by all means, purchase more than one of each color. It is no telling what the pinks are, but I purchased a few to try. I hope that they are pink and not red. The picture on the package does not look like Apple Blossom, does it?

This year, I purchased some red & white, just to see if they are different varieties.

Even though they are noids, it is wonderful fun, sort of like a surprise package, huh?

Ann

Great reds, Ann! Thank you for sharing their beauty!

We checked several stores today, but not one had any bulbs for sale... I don't understand it... do they think northerners hate bulbs, or something?? It's so depressing to see the spring gardening equipment begin appearing on the shelves, but no bulbs...

Home Depot told us that they might get some bulbs in March... but they had no idea what types. My guess would be no garden amaryllis... just cannas and glads and callas. Bummer!

The bagged bulbs appeared here saturday,Jan17.I only saw white and striped.I bought a white.I can't remember if it looks like the other white I bought from wm years ago,or not.I'll have to wait till both bloom and or photograph.
Del

I went into Walmart today to pick up some orchid potting mix for my poor 'frosty dawn' dendrobium that I have left unpotted for months already lol. I didnt expect to find these bagged amaryllis at the local walmart, but I was surprised. You may have to look around a bit. I found them outside hidden in a little corner separate from the other bagged bulbs from the same company (VanZyverden). $3.00 a bulb is awesome IMO.

I have a question... these bulbs are a little smaller than the regular amaryllis bulbs you can buy around the holidays. Will they start to put out flowers in the coming weeks after they are planted? Or do they need to plump up a little bit more to do so?

I planted mine last Friday and they are already pushing out scapes. They were sleepy when I bought them, but a little light and water and POOF!! So...mine are performing well!
Kristi

The pinks have turned out to be a mixture of Apple Blossoms and Reds which look like Red Lion.

The reds are various varieties of RED.

The Red and White are all Minerva, so far.

The whites surprised me!

Elizabeth, Your whites look absolutely great. Thank you for sharing and bringing this thread back to the front. Now, I have another place to go shopping next year. I bought my Minerva and Red Lion from Home Depot this year purely by chance. -GM

Gorgeous shot! I love how the white fades into green in the center! Those are some very interesting and lovely whites!

So, all in all, would you say that certain bulb companies are passing off the "most common three" as their Garden Variety? I ask because my Garden Pink is turning from a deep raspberry to what looks suspiciously like a possible Red Lion, or relative thereof... it's certainly not a "Garden Pink"!

Jodi, interesting that your raspberry bloom is heading toward the Red Lion category. Kinda too bad, but still strange that it started out not pure red.

"Enabler Frank" gave me the heads up that Wal Mart still had some $3 garden variety bagged ones. I bought 2 labeled 'red and white'. I'm hoping they are Minervas since I don't currently have a blooming Minerva. They had lots of bagged ones labeled 'red' with pictures of Red Lion on the front - but the bulbs were really small. I always thought Red Lion were larger bulbs. Or at least the Red Lions bulbs I've seen have been big. I'm tempted to buy one and see what I get. If it's Red Lion I'll give it to Frank for his zoo ;-) Alana

Ann- Those whites are INCREDIBLE!!! Are you sure they are from the W? WOW!

Glad you were able to get some Alana. I was tempted, but I'll wait until they put them half off and see if there are any left since I don't really need them afterall... The good thing about buying them is that you NEVER know what you will end up with. You may get a classic red or an exotic beauty! I enable when I can...LOL!

I'll gladly accept any mutts. The more the merrier! My zoo can always handle one more since those animals are going to be outside!

-Frank

I was lucky to find some of those $3.00 bulbs and bought one each of all except the pink which were sold out. Now you all have me curious about the whites so I might have to go back and pick up a couple more. At this point these bulbs are not fresh and really need to have a home -- might as well be mine!

*drool*

Wow o' wow those whites are pretty freaking Sah-weet!

As Larisaa would say, "It'll rock your face off!" She's so weird but a wiz with words.

Rocky Mountain Ryan

Those white are great. Funny they'd label them as "garden" bulbs. Not sure what that really means other than 'try your luck'.

Bama, that's the definition of rescue bulbs - somebody needs to take them home. But do you really think they'd go to half-price, Frank? Hmmm, $1.50 each???

Yes, Bama! I'm in Bama, too, on the Gulf Coast, so surely you should luck up with a couple of these beauties.

Frank, I am abolutely positive that they are WM Garden Variety at $3 each. Npublici (Del) in Florida lucked out on some double whites as well, so it is not just here.

Wouldn't it be a treat if all the $3 garden Amaryllis were special surprises like these?

I agree! They are fabulous!

But, then again, I have always been partial to doubles (of every kind of flower).

And the flowers are lasting a long time because there are 7 blooms on each scape and not all of them open at once.

Yummy! Yummy!

If I get a chance, I will go back and get more (if they are still there).

I doubt if enough bulbs will be left to drop as low as 50% off, however my Walmart is always good about cutting the prices in their garden dept. Soooooo I will be lurking and waiting. I think their original supply was very limited as compared to all the other bulbs offered. I really would like a nice white one. The one I bought last year was potted and came home with some kind of moth. Almost ruined the bulb and some of the other ones I have. Fortunately, these critters were outside when discovered!!!!!!!!!!

Gosh, our Walmart doesn't even carry those bagged garden bulbs... I found mine at Menard's or Home Depot. And they only had the one box of bagged bulbs. Pink only.

Last year, Sam's Club had some... but they were packaged in boxes of 48 bulbs each, and they were rather expensive... more than my meager budget could handle! Besides, I didn't want 48 garden amaryllis bulbs!

Either way, I'm beginning to think they are the leftover bulbs after grading and boxing and selling the larger ones for Christmas blooming... these are smaller, generically labeled, and don't always turn out the color listed on the package.

Ann's double whites were probably not labeled as double whites!

My whites and reds, that started these threads,
were very plain indead.
Tho those with CHAD, may wish they "had",
they're not what I would need.
:-)
K

Alana- It is possible there could be some left as most people think of Amaryllis as a "Christmas Flower" and not a spring blooming bulb. They usually mark those bulbs half price around the beginning of summer. Last year, I bought tons of Calladiums and Peonies and what not for $2.00 per bag. Oddly, there were more in the bag for a lower price last year than what is offered this year...sign of the times I guess!

Ann- You lucked out on those whites! What an awesome surprise! I hope you can find more too.

Bama- I hope your bulb will recover. These "critters" that always want to mess with the bulbs are something else.

Jodi- 48 bulbs in a bag? Holy moly! Sam's Club is so wild! My aunt just said the other day they were selling vacation trips there now...my question to her was if you had to recruit 15-20 people to go with you to get a good rate...LOL!

Kristi- LOVE the poem! You are quite the poet and we didn't even know it...hehee

-Frank

Ann, the White one is beautiful!!
My walmart have red & Red and white, I bought 2 reds and the minerva & 1 white but the buds all dried up. They had 2 more whites but didn't look too good. They've marked down day lillies so I bought one pkg, it was all rotted so I took it back got another one. Looks better any ways. If they mark the bulbs down I might grab a few more. Like I need more. LOL
Jan

Very clever, Kristi! A limmerick! :-)

Ya, with Sam's Club, everything is in bulk... even their Garden Amaryllis! Who wants 48 bulbs in one color... especially if they have to grow them indoors?! Not I! They sell all kinds of weird things... gift cards and vacations, and their bulbs are always bulk.

Jan, when we first begin collecting, we're not so picky, and we tend to buy any bulb we see! Then, when we can't fit anymore in, we start to get picky about what we grab. I'm still at the in between stage... yes, I'm stuffed to the rafters, but I still want MORE! :-)

Our Sams didn't have the big boxes. I'd buy 2 if they did. I stick amaryllis in everywhere. They survived Ike and are starting to bloom.

I keep buying the $3 at Walmart. No will power and they make great fillers. Planted several containers full and most are in full bloom. No doubles so far but got my fingers crossed. A breathtaking deep red, lighter reds, awesome pure white with huge blooms. Orange haven't bloomed yet.
Tally HO!

They sound lovely, Tally! If I could only grow them outdoors in the garden... (sigh)... I'd be doing the same thing! But, I'm stuck with indoor container growing.

It's not so bad, really... it keeps me from collecting too many... sort of! :-)