LOL Paul, you got to admit, Amaryllis do tend to do their own celebrating some times! How about a Photo? Maybe she will develop a second, or even third scape!

Hippeastrums are the flowers who, when they finally wake up and bloom, wonder's what everyone's problem is.

;oD

You realize this means you need another bulb, right?

DR.

So, I've planted some months ago and still NOTHING and some have bloomed, faded, set seeds and have 6 or so healthy leaves! It's very hit or miss with Hippeastrum but the flowers are incredibly worth it ;)

Denver Ryan is right, sounds like you need to hit up the local Lowe's for a few more ;)

Sounds like you'd better buy a couple and stagger them...my Oskar bloomed early, all through..so pick another red, maybe Red Lion or Minerva...Good luck getting your blooms for Christmas...and it doesn't have to be red you know, they're all beautiful...

Donna

Listen to you guys...you are enabling this poor guy! Encouraging him to spend his hard earned $$$ on Amaryllis of every size and color in hopes he gets them to flower at the stroke of midnight Christmas Eve......jingle......jingle......jingle...Just hear those sleigh bells jingling-...ring-ting tingling too.......

Cindee did you expect anything less? Co-dependent behavior ain't any fun alone!

LOL!

I feel yur pain Paul,

I wanted my Gervase at least to come out for the holidays but
mine look like they wont do much til February, if then.

I do want more but am going to wait til spring and hope I can join a Maguire's order .....

It's quite unhappy to not have the blooms you wanted for the holidays.

In my case, I can delay blooming by wrapping my bulb (scape and all) in newspaper and placing it in the fridge until I think it's time. It worked for me, but of course, the flowers wouldn't be as spectacular as they would bloom normally. But well, I guess I couldn't have the cake and it eat too, right?

Xuan