I received one as a test /promo when I was writing my blog from one of the manufactures.
I thought it was silly, but free, so I went with it.
I was pleasantly surprised that it worked so well. Honestly, most amaryllis are just disposable for me anyway, in Massachusetts.
I wouldn’t buy one again for me though - just not my aesthetic, but I've bought them as Christmas gifts for people who I know are not plant people.
It's a novelty, clearly, but they do work as a one-shot. Of course, cutting roots off of an amaryllis will affect future bloom anyway.
Matt Mattus
Worcester, MA
USDA Zone 5b (or 6a, depending on the map).
On 1/18/22, 1:46 PM, "pbs on behalf of , via pbs" <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net on behalf of pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
I received one of these a couple of years ago. I peeled off the wax and potted it right away. I didn't wait. After they are done, I usually put them out back and they bloom again the next year but at a different time.Carolyn Craft
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Subject: [pbs] a waxed amaryllis
For Christmas I received an amaryllis bulb encased in silver wax. The instructions say it does not need water. It is slowly putting up leaves.
After it blooms, can I peel off the wax and put the bulb in a pot? Or is it meant as a throw-away?
Diane
Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
cool mediterranean climate warm dry summers, mild wet winters 70 cm rain, sandy soil
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