I hand pollinate my Amaryllis and harvest the seeds. The seeds are lovely to look at and they grow fast. Laura in Niagara On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 3:55 PM , via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I have let mine go to seed and get more every year. They are in an area > that is easy to do this, spectacular in bloom but not noticable when seed > heads form.Carolyn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Smith via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Richard Smith <richardpivhort@att.net> > Sent: Fri, Sep 10, 2021 12:52 pm > Subject: [pbs] Deadheading Amaryllis belladona > > Does anyone else deadhead dying flowers of Amaryllis belladonna? > > Every day or every other day I remove the wilting/dying flowers from each > flower head. I simply pull down on the green pedicel and it snaps off > cleanly at the base. This removes any seed formation and may lead to more > energy for flower development next year (?). Besides, the overall > appearance is improved. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>