You're fine, Curtis. In fact, most of mine begin with scapes and later grow their leaves. Sit back and enjoy the show! :-)

Curtis-- don't listen to Larissa-- she's known around here as the crazy amaryllis lady. Grain of salt, Curtis, grain of salt.

I kid... but really, the bulb is fine-- it'll send leaves up when it wants. Just be vigil about watering. If it isn't sending roots (does it even roots?), limit the watering.

Ryan

Ryan, I'm going to kick you in the face. lol

Oh I love crazy Amaryllis people HAHA
I think I might be becoming one myself (my friends tell me I'm a plant nerd)
The two bulbs in question did have a few white in tact roots when I planted them...I haven't dug them up to look since I planted (should I do that?)
I think I just got worried when the one little leaf died because that didn't happen on my White Peacock

Nah, Curtis. I'm sure you're fine. Here and there I'll have one that withers a leaf right from the get-go. Just water sparingly (when quite dry) and keep on keepin' on. Oh, and I'm jealous of you. I don't have a White Peacock. :'-( I want one!

I'm off to continue rocking out to Muse and cleaning the kitchen. Ta!

Wow...not liking the attitude, Larissa. I'm throwing a snowball at you on facebook.

Is there a dog poo application on Facebook?

Thanks Larissa
You guy are quite hilarious.....sure you aren't dating?

:)

Oh SNAP! This is TOO funny!!! First the "I'm going to kick you in the face" and now this...hahaha! Never a dull moment on the Hippi forum! You kids are a scream!!!

Curis- from what I can tell, most of the time the scapes grow up and even bloom before leaves ever show. Sometimes the leaves grow a little though. I have one bulb right now that the leaves have grown so much that I think it is just going to leaf out and not bloom. :-( Then again I have another bulb that the leaves are twice as tall as the 2 scapes coming up...there is just no tellin'! As long as you have scapes, you're in good shape!

-Frank

lol Dating. Sorry, we're married. Wait! To other people! I SWEAR!!!!!

I was just about to come in and scold the kids here... but it looks like I arrived too late! LOL! As my Dad used to say... "don't make me reach to smack you kids!" LOL! He was a very humorous guy, even when angry!

Normally when your bulbs are newly purchased, it's scapes first, then leaves... although some will throw leaves along with flowers... as Frank says, if you've got scapes, you're doing fine. When the flowers fade, make sure the plant gets an optimum amount of sunlight, feed it regularly, and be careful to allow the soil to dry out a bit between waterings. And do some reading here in the forum, or on the general subject of Hippeastrum bulbs, to learn all about the best culture.

I got talked into buying a large glass vase specially formed to hold an amaryllis bulb suspended over the water at bottom. How do I feed it after the blooms fade? Or should I then plant it in a pot with soil?