Amarylis belladonna in the Pacific Northwest

Laura Grant via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sun, 05 Sep 2021 18:47:19 PDT
Hi Jan,
Amaryllis belladonna grows  well in my garden in Niagara with a good layer
of mulch for winter protection.
Good drainage is another big factor in hardiness.
Laura
Niagara on the Lake
probably Zone 7

On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 3:21 PM Jan Jeddeloh via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> So i scored a couple of Amarylis belladonna bulbs in the latests BX.  Do I
> have a snowball’s chance of hell growing them in the ground in Portland,
> Oregon?  I read the wiki information on them and some say to plant at neck
> level and some say to plant deeper.  My inclination is to plant deeper
> since that would provide a bit of frost protection.  I do have a frost free
> greenhouse but what I read says they don’t bloom as well in pots.  I can
> give them good drainage in the garden.
>
> Jan Jeddeloh, Portland, Oregon zone 8
>
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