June 9, 2006, Newsletter Issue #115: Amaryllis : The Ideal Christmas Gift.
Tip of the Week
The flowers of Amaryllis, or as it is more correctly known, the Hippeastrum come from the largest and most most easily grown tropical bulbs .
Brightly coloured square boxes of Amaryllis are every where at the moment and make a beautiful growing gift.
Choose the largest bulbs you can find as they will produce the most blooms. Plant in large pots of compost, leaving half the bulb exposed. Place the pot in a warm location indoors, near a radiator is ideal, and when the first shoot is around 3 inches tall move to normal room conditions in good light.
Water when required and the bulb you potted will bloom within eight weeks.
Recommended Varieties:
Apple Blossom: Pink and white.
Christmas Gift : white.
Belinda : Orange.
Hercules :Lavender pink.
Minerva :Red with white stripes.
Liberty :Crimson
Rilona : Peachy Salmon.
Susan : Deep pink.
Look out also for the following newer varieties:
Jewel :Double white.
Picotee White with a thin red edge to the petals.
Double Picotee : Same as Picotee, but with double blooms.
Lady Jane :Double Salmon pink.
Mary Lou :double appleblossom.
Lemon and Lime : Most unusual limegreen.
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