Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Amaryllises of the Mid-Atlantic: Share your blooms!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jill--
The yellow ones are much more valuable than the orange ones....

Holly's advice is right on. The one my friend gave me had been in the same big pot for 30+ years and had never been fertilized....I hope you remember all the pictures of me dividing it.....
They DO thrive when pot bound--but 30 years????? It was in FULL bloom when i got it.

I know you can take them outside for the Summer--but keep them in bright shade. No direct sun.
Don't know much about feeding--I would think sticking to some kind of sea weed or kelp would be best....

I learned a lot about this plant when I went to PF and scrolled down and read all the comments section. That is where the best info comes from.

IF yours ever makes seed--you can sell each seed for a lot of money.

Here is mine when I got it in in Spring of 2008. VERY, VERY rootbound and blooming away. My friend, Helen, had kept it in a sun room all winter every year.

Gita