Often the pests are hidden out of view in the scales of the bulb. You may never see them but they can be there. On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 9:28 PM Lyndon Penner <lyndonpenner@gmail.com wrote: > Thanks to everyone for their responses; I googled 'Cherry Crush', 'Half and > Half', 'Tosca', and 'Charisma'. I am pretty sure it is 'Half and Half', > which is gorgeous and I've never grown it before! How exciting! > > As for *Amaryllis belladonna* with its weird striations and margins, > someone suggested thrips or other insects. It did not have even a hint of > foliage or leaves until it was safely indoors for the winter. I have never > had thrips inside my house, and I can find no evidence of them feeding or > being active. I'm genuinely perplexed as to what causes these markings. > > I am feeding this plant and providing it with love and comfort and softly > playing some Norah Jones for it. (It seems to enjoy this.) I hope it > flowers for me next year. (*The great British gardener Christopher Lloyd > once referred to this plant as being "rather cheaply scented." We shall see > if that holds true...) > > Thanks again. > > -Lyndon Penner > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…