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Hippeastrum in pots

© Gary Buckley

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So anyone growing this bulb in pots, please help out .

Hi! I hope you will be able to help me...I came across your article on the internet "Hippeastrum papilio Syn. Butterfly amaryllis" published on August 19, 2002 and would like to ask you a couple questions about the absolutely gorgeous plant. I have a HUGE tub of these bulbs, probably at least 15 - 20 bulbs, including the original mother bulb, planted in 1987!! I have been told to treat this amaryllis the same as any other amaryllis, let the leaves die off, etc...but I don't because it doesn't seem to "die off" during the winter months !! I've also been told these particular bulbs are evergreen...and mine seem to be more evergreen than not!!! Sooo, I'm hoping to settle this for good I hope!!! I do not own my own house, so I have never planted these bulbs in the ground...they live in one very large tub outside in the spring and summer, but are brought inside prior to the 1st frost. I have had some blossoms over the years, but never many in one season...and the potential for many should be great! I fertilize this tub a couple times a year and have to admit, the tub always looks the best in the summer months, obviously! This plant has flowered anywhere from late winter to early summer. I also seem to have the most "problem" with this tub in the winter, while residing inside. Some of the leaves turn brown and die off...but not all of them do this, just some...but once spring arrives, it looks gorgeous again! I've seen a couple times when I thought the whole tub was dying off...only to find fresh, new green leaves growing back.

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