For what it's worth, we saw Amaryllis Belladonna in the wild twice on our trip to
the cape last February. Both times it was on the edge of a wet place, once by a pond
and once just by a drainage ditch, plenty of sun in both places.
It's a lovely plant.
/Neil
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:18:17 -0500
From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com>
Subject: [pbs] Amaryllis belladonna; was RE: Bananas in New jersey /
I Don't Trust Zone Maps
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Judy Glattstein wrote: ?Going back better than a decade - my garden in
Wilton, Connecticut had that gardener's holy grail of high organic soil,
moist but well drained.
I grew Amaryllis belladona outdoors, year round, (under roof overhang, I
admit) and it flowered reliably.?
Judy, I?m really intrigued by your success with Amaryllis belladonna. How
did you protect the foliage during the winter?
Jim McKenney
jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871? North, 77.09829? West, USDA zone
7
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