Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #127, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
Love those amaryllis, Paula. I have some Black Pearl too - they are a wonderful rich dark red. They were what I call a "two-way gift". I gave the bulbs to my daughter in Salt Lake three years ago, and she forced them at Christmas time. Then when they were done, she gave them back to me for my birthday (in March) and I planted them out in my garden. They bloom every spring in early April now, and have increased to a nice clump, too. Talk about a gift that keeps on giving, huh?

btw, some of the websites that sell premium amaryllis put them on sale after the holidays for up to 50% off. I've scored some great buys on huge bulbs that way, and they are perennials here. I've got my eye on some more of those Cybister hybrids like La Paz.

Here are my Bogotas, (picture from last spring).