The best ones can take up to 6-7 years to produce those 10 offsets you want because normally they produce 1 or 2 per year.

H."Cantate" (color between magenta and ruby-red)
H."Giraffe"
H."Pink Floyd"
H."Lemon Lime"
are good offset producers.
H."Appleblossom" documentedly, too, but not so reliably under my husbandry).

Hans-Werner

H.johnsonii multiplies quickly. Lora

For me, Red Lion and Jewel.

what about lady jane?

(Sorry doubles are not such my business)

I forgot
H.papilio!
Excellent offset producer and cluster generator

Hans-Werner

Amaryll,

Do you find that white lion to be the same? I just got two bulbs from Target and it's smaller than the Red lion I have and both have three offsets already.

mbt

Hi Mr Brown Thumb,
I Bought one of those White Lion bulbs too.I cant seem to find that name anywhere. I think it's going to be a surprize as to what it blooms. Mine has several offsets attached and spots where more had been.
I did notice as I was opening boxes that there were many incorrectly named blooms,Red Lion had a red-white,Minerva had a pink,etc.
Pumpkiwi,
If you want to push offsets on Lady Jane,try making small nicks on the edge of the basal plate.Often,an offset will form on each side of the wound. Lora

MrBrownThumb-

I have not had enough experience with White Lion to comment on offsets, but I am not surprised to hear that you have luck. Usually, Red Lion are cheap after Christmas and they always have offsets by spring.

Lora,

Where are you looking for the name? On the box or on the net? The ones I got say White Lion on the box and I'm hoping they come true.

Amaryll,

All the bulbs were pretty cheap after XMas except at my local Home Depot where they are stilll full price. So many dead or dying bulbs still marked for 5 dollars. They had one that was like a WL but the edges were frilly. The name started with an M. I wish I could remember it now.

MBT

Home depot apparently doesn't mark down anymore on plants. I find that the best places for bargains this time of year are the stores that don't sell plants year-round. Grocery florists and such.

Hi MBT,
The box was labeled White Lion with a pic of a white single flower.Considering the variety of different flowers I saw while pokeing through the boxes it could be quite a surprize when it blooms. I did look online,no records for any White Lion. Lora

Lora IN,

I'll be damned. You know I didn't even bother googling WL to see pics on line. I figured it was just as common as RL. I know I saw it on a bulb site though. I'll see if I can find it. I guess we'll have to keep our fingers crossed and see what these WLs look like. My appleblossom should be opening up pretty soon, I'm exicted. I'm also trying pollinating and I'm waiting to see what comes of that.

Amaryll,

I think Target had the best deals. It depends which HD you go to. I know several around me marked down their Amaryllis and their CC, but the one closest to my house still has them on regular price. People in the Housplant and C&S forum have reported buying holiday plants for as low as a few cents. It's unfortunate because my HD has a minerva blooming right now that is simply gorgeous. Unfortunately the 9.00 price tag is not as attractive.

MBT

I also got the white lion and the red lion at target. So far the "red lion" has bloomed (& set 2 seed heads!). It did not look like the red lion pictures on the box at all. It liked more like the apple blossom so I think they got switched. The HD near my house in Orlando did have bulbs marked down on clearance after Thanksgiving (50%) off. I know the bulbs at my target also were on sale at 30% yesterday. I'm holding out until they're 75% off!

hi lora!

will it hurt the bulb or make it smaller if i cut it?

Hi Pumpkiwi,
No, it wont hurt the bulb or diminish the size. The nicks should be no larger than a pencil eraser. You should be able to make 4 nicks with new offsets being produced to the left and right of the cut. You can dust with cinnamon as a fungicide.Replant the bulb high in the pot with only a third in the soil. You should see leaves from the bulblet in about 3 months.Leave the bulblets on for at least a year,they will grow faster this way. Lora

You are talking about a WHITE LION here... What is it? I was around amarylli in the beginning of 2006, and I have not seen any White Lions anywhere, and I couldn't find any information on it on the Internet either so far. Anyone has any idea?

Hi, can I cut my newly purchased bulbs before I plant them? Will they still flower?
I am waiting on an order of some doubles and would like to try this method of "nicking" on them.
Thanks
Di

I read that you can cut it. Just make sure you don't cut into the bud.
I have never done it, but there are so many cheaper bulbs are available, that I would just buy a healthy bulb instead of cutting, then trying to grow the offsets for years...
If you want to have fun with cutting though, try it! Get a cheap bulb that you would not be really sorry for if you accidentally kill it.

"accidentlly kill" I don't think there are any bulbs that I would not care if I "accidentally killed" but I think there is always a chance if I'm going to experiment. Maybe I will dig up one that I have in the garden, I have a clump of reds that look like minerva will try with one of those first.
Good think'n Soultan.
Di

Glad I could help. :o) I am salvaging some of my bulbs too. Sugar Candy is sick and Elvas had dead, rotten layers on it, unfortunately, so I am drying it out today and plan to plant it later... I know Elvas is a quite common variety, easy to get, but Sugar Candy is not available from J. Scheepers anymore, so I don't know how to replace if it it dies for me... I would like to see it bloom already. This is the second bulb that is not performing. The first one NEVER woke up from it's sleep, even though it is planted out and the second one started to rot out. Almost nothing remained from it, so I don't have much hope for it... This is why it's worth planting the bulbs as soon as you get them, because they seem to be healthy at that time, but long storage in the refridgerator can cause problems.