Re: Amaryllis?? to Haemanthus albiflos

Thanks, Brian, but this means that you're allowing the mature bulbs
to go totally dormant, right?  Not keeping them in growth year
around?  

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: CBRIAN <CBRIAN@attcanada.ca>
> 
> The Hippeastrums are usually brought in mid -September to early
October
> whenever frost threatens. The adults get a dry dormancy in a cool
area of
> the basement until their flower buds skyrocket. The young offsets
are
> usually separated and kept growing under lights. Some years an
August
> drought or an early frost will assure an early dormancy.

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