Amarine dormancy

Fred Biasella via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:13:53 PST
Hi Joe,

Mine never went fully dormant but I live in the Boston area and just kept them cool and dry for the winter along with my clivia. If the leaves start looking ratty and just cut them off and bring them out in the spring to resume watering and fertilizing. The only thing I will say is that they like to flower very late in the season, probably from the Nerine influence and get nipped by the cold. The ones I had, before the #$@%&?! mealy bugs destroyed them were A. belladonna x N. bowdenii but since them I started a new batch from seed of A. belladonna x N. kregei in the hopes that they'll bloom before I die because they're so slow growing. I hope this helps.

Thanks,
Fred Biasella
Frigid Boston USDA Zone...Arctic 6b

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Subject: [pbs] Amarine dormancy



I cannot seem to find info on if these hybrids are summer dormant or winter dormant. And since the Amaryllis is summer dormant and the Nerine is winter dormant I have no best guess. And since I'm in warm temperate north Florida I need to force the issue with many bulbs.
Joe Durando
Alachua, Florida
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