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Can you grow an Amaryllis from seed?

(6 Posts)
Craftycat Tue 18-Jul-17 13:03:17

I had an Amaryllis that was just finishing when we went on holiday so I put it out in the garden in it's pot so it at least got a bit of rain while we were away.
When we got back 2 large seed pods had appeared which were full of large dark brown papery seeds. Hundreds of them!.
I have put them in a large pot of compost in greenhouse but I wondered if anyone else had ever had any success growing new plants this way?
If by any remote chance they do produce plants I may have to go into business!!

Liz46 Tue 18-Jul-17 13:10:32

I always 'give it a go'. Last year I bought a few gazania plants and the flowers were beautiful. As the flowers died, there was a sort of bit of fluff left. I gathered these, stored them in a paper bag overwinter and then planted them in the spring.
I got about ten new plants and they have started to flower.
Good luck with your experiment. Please let us know what happens.

J52 Tue 18-Jul-17 17:44:53

As far as I know you can get the seeds to germinate and grow, but the developing bulb has to be quite large before it will flower. You might have to wait a couple of years.

Craftycat Sat 26-Aug-17 11:46:43

Well the seeds have started to sprout. They are actually rather sweet - tiny little Amaryllis leaves. I'll let them grow a bit & pot some on & see what happens. It'll be a miracle if I manage to over winter them though.

Craftycat Sun 01-Oct-17 12:54:47

Carefully extracted 6 tiny plants from pot this morning & lo & behold- each one has a tiny bulb at the end- about the size of a grain of pudding rice.
I've potted them on into small pots to see what happens next.
Not sure I want to go to trouble of potting on any more but I'll see how these get on & maybe do a few more in a couple of weeks if they thrive.
I suppose I will have to move them into conservatory over winter as greenhouse unheated. It is always full of chillis & tender plants in winter anyway- no room for us!!

CherryHatrick Sun 01-Oct-17 13:49:41

I have some seedlings that are now in their third year and producing good sized leaves, but so far no sign of flowers.