tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228579922786024744.post4811646404261453394..comments2023-10-02T06:38:51.401-04:00Comments on Cannas and Bananas: Creating a Bold Garden: Perennial underacheiverKim Taylor Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276530094500297909noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228579922786024744.post-84926124832332914702010-05-19T18:57:07.287-04:002010-05-19T18:57:07.287-04:00I can't wait to see your new photos!
Actuall...I can't wait to see your new photos! <br />Actually our apartment complex has some wimpy amaryllis plants and I've seen my share of miserable looking plantings elsewhere too. A few of my neighbors grow them, but they have prepared beds of compost.Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228579922786024744.post-91653494947790511032010-05-12T16:28:10.191-04:002010-05-12T16:28:10.191-04:00I know -- I've always thought it was weird tha...I know -- I've always thought it was weird that my two amaryllises never bloomed. I knew they liked their necks above the soil line and tried to plant them high. Maybe I planted them too high and it has taken them this long to settle down to the right level. Who knows, but I'm just glad that they bloomed and that I got to see them!Kim Taylor Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04276530094500297909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228579922786024744.post-71164341576515678762010-05-12T15:47:10.226-04:002010-05-12T15:47:10.226-04:00Your story of the amaryllis is strange to me. I l...Your story of the amaryllis is strange to me. I love these bulbs and consider them a super-tough Florida plant. Mine bloom every year and produce offsets as well. The offsets take a few years to reach blooming size. In my garden, I have several on a dry, sunny slope, and some more planted under deciduous trees with humusy soil. When I was young, older gardeners told me to lift them every few years so the bulb remains at soil level. Apparently, if they sink too deeply, they won't bloom. Don't know if it's true, since I lift mine every year, because I just can't resist dividing them. I am hoping for huge amaryllis drifts some day.<br /><br />BTW...I love that amaryllis color!Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.com