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Amaryllis/Hippeastrum

Refrigerated bulbs

20 years ago

My refrigerator's vegetable section is full of Amaryllis bulbs!!! I just fell in love with this plant and went and bought new varieties last November. I started planting my old bulbs middle of October one at a time with a 2 week interval thinking I won't run out of Amaryllis blooms this winter. It worked just fine at first till it got colder and growth slowed down. So now I had to space my bulb planting to 3 weeks. It's now January and I still got a lot of bulbs to plant. How long can these bulbs stay healthy in the refrigerator? Is there a maximum rest period for Amaryllis bulbs? Should I start planting them now before I kill them? I just checked on them today and they were looking alright. None are getting mushy like those old onions.

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raul_in_mexico
20 years ago
It can take a very long time before an amaryllis bulb dies, itÂ´s too full of reserves to just die away, but they are better planted even if you plant them in small pots and then replant them in larger pots or in the ground.
soultan
19 years ago
I have several bulbs in the refrigerator still because of the move. I just start to plant them up, and they are happily bring up their scapes and flower for me. The rirst Rapido flower just opened its petals. It seems like they would be willing to sleep in the refrigerator forever, as long as the temperature is between 40 and 50 F. I guess, I will have wonderful flowers whole year round from now on. Today is the day I will put together the irrigation system in the flower bed, so the bloomed bulbs will be planted out... Goodie.
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