PLANT THE WHOLE THING!!! To chop off the leaves etc would be to rob the plant of nutrients.....PLEASE....don't even think about it! :-)...if it was autumn, and the leaves were starting to shrivel...that would be different! Now...the bulb has worked so hard to put up SCAPES and leaves, it will need those to produce food. In the fall, the leaves will wilt and all the moisture and nurishment will go back into the bulb for next spring. To cut it off now may shock the bulb...may not recover fully...and won't give you blooms for some time (perhaps years!)

AKKKKK!!! Many will be jealous of the haul!! Do post photos! What kind of amaryllis!??!
:-)
Kristi
Spring, TX

Google Hippeastrum Johnsonii and compare the pictures to your blooms.
Del

You hit the nail on the head, DEL!!! It is surely St. Joseph's Lily (Hippeastrum Johnsonii)......thanks so much as now I know the name of these lovely big flowers. May I also ask how often would you water this newly transplanted bunch. I know they do not like overwatering....thanks for your time and your knowledge.

Actually, now knowing that they are Johnsonii, I would have divided them. They produce offsets quite readily.

You should be able to plant them in the ground in Louisianna without any problems. They are quite hardy in your zone.

These jewels are so hardy that you can transplant them any time that you wish. If the leaves die back, you should remove them because decaying leaves may attract problems of whatever sort.

You should plant them with their necks about the surface of the soil, but you should not be surprised when you see the neck disappear in the winter. These bulbs tend to pull themself downward, and you will usually see tips of leaves before you see a scape.

Congratulations! Johnsonii is one of my all time favorites!!

Well,creative person,I would water them in after transplanting,and thereafter when the soil is dry,down a half inch or so. If you have a lot of clay and/or organic matter holding water,then water less often. You want to water the bulbs,not the insects and diseases overwatering will bring.
Del

I think the real question should be what was Mom thinking planning to throw away these wonderful bulbs??? I'm so glad they didn't get tossed! Best of luck with them!

-Frank

Hello! I just transplanted some that my lovely neighbor gave me...is it really important that the necks stick out??? should I go lift them a little? (i just transplanted them this morning)???

I need to transplant my amaryllis, should I just take them out of their pots and prepare their bulbs to be dormant and plant in the spring or put them back in a pot? they have been in pots for the last 20 + years. I inherited them.

You may want to take them out of the pots if they are overcrowded and you are going to divide them, just so that they are dry and won't mold. Otherwise, you can leave them in the pot for dormancy. Again...FAQ will talk you through this.