Bulbs: Amaryllis Bulb Size Questions, 1 by sedum37

sedum37 wrote:
This is my first year trying to save a Hippeastrum bulb and get it to rebloom. After it bloomed last winter, I continued to water and fertilize it regularily. Then in early summer I planted it directly outside in the garden. In the planting hole I put composted cow manure and time released fertilizer. Periodically I gave it some liquid fertilizer. All summer long it grew happily and shot up several new leaves as the summer went on. This past weekend I gently dug up the bulb and surprised to find out it appears much smaller. Here is a photo. It now measures 26 cm at its widest point across the diameter. I have two questions:

1) In catalogs when they mention bulb size and say it is 'xx cm' -- which dimension is this referring to? Is that the widest diameter or the bulb? It isn't the height right?

2) So I have noticed that some reputable companies are offering bulbs that are in the range 32 cm or larger for the same variety I have. Do you think it is worth planting and trying again inside or start over since this one is only 26 cm?

I have put it to dry out and go dormant since I do not have the room to leave it growing (the leaves make it take up a lot of space). So my plan was to restart it in 3 months.

Thanks for your advice!
Sue