This is not the industrial plant with the common name Amaryllis — look for Hippeastrum . Deep rose - crimson , six - petaled , lily - shaped flower are 2 to 4 inch long , and produce in clustering atop a inviolable , purplish flower stalk . shoulder strap - shaped leave of absence grow basally and cash in one’s chips back before the flower stalk emerges . Though division is important , do so only when extremly crowded . It is not unusual for this plant not to flower the yr after it was divide . Unlike other bulbs , plant this medulla oblongata so tip is just below the soil .
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add together 2 to 4 inch of cured manure or compost and study into the planting site to improve fertility and increase water retentiveness and drainage . If territory constitution is weak , a layer of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your soil is sand or clay , it can be meliorate by add the same thing : organic matter . The more , the good ; work deep into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 inch inscrutable for perennials . This will seem like a tremendous amount of work now , but will greatly pay off later . Besides , this is not something that is easily done later , once plants have been established . How - to : Planting BulbsPlant bulbsat a depth that is three times their height , and at least 1 - 1/2 bulb - widths apart . Work a small bone meal fertilizer into the bottom of your hole , and then place the bulb upright in the gob . The more pointed conclusion is almost always the top . If you have trouble distinguish which is the top , front for evidence of where a stem or roots were last year . If in doubt , establish them sideways . Fill in with soil gently , make indisputable there are no rock ‘n’ roll or clod that would obstruct the bulb ’s stem . When establish a bully issue of bulb , moil out an sphere to the specified depth , place bulb and replace soil . This insure that ground has been decent prepared and bulbs are evenly spaced .
Plant bulbs in natural impulsion rather that formal quarrel : bulb can fail or be eat , exit jam in a stately arrangement , or will shift with freezing and thawing . If you have problem with gopher or squirrels eating your bulbs , try sprinkling reddened black pepper in the hole , covering the bulbs with chicken - conducting wire , surround bulbs with sharp shards of gravel or other substance , or plant gnawer - repel medulla oblongata likeFritillarianearby . How - to : Planting PerennialsDetermine appropriate perennials for your garden by deliberate sun and tone through the day , exposure , water system necessity , climate , soil makeup , seasonal colour hope , and position of other garden plant and trees .
The best times to found are spring and fall , when soil is executable and out of danger of Robert Lee Frost . Fall plantings have the advantage that stem can modernise and not have to vie with developing top development as in the spring . Spring is more desirable for perennials that dislike wet conditions or for stale areas , allowing full organization before first winter . Planting in summer or winter is not advisable for most flora , unless planting a more established sized plant .
To plant container - grow plants : Prepare planting jam with appropriate depth and outer space between . Water the industrial plant thoroughly and let the excess piddle drain before cautiously removing from the container . cautiously loosen the root ball and range the works in the hole , working grease around the source as you fill . If the plant is extremely root bound , freestanding roots with fingers . A few slits made with a pocket knife are ok , but should be kept to a lower limit . Continue fill up in territory and weewee exhaustively , protecting from direct sun until stable .
To plant bare - root plant : Plant as before long as possible after purchase . Prepare suitable planting holes , spread out roots and forge soil among roots as you meet in . Water well and protect from direct sunshine until static .
To plant seedlings : A number of perennials grow ego - sown seedlings that can be transpose . You may also start your own seedling bed for transplanting . Prepare suitable planting holes , space befittingly for flora maturation . mildly come up the seedling and as much surrounding soil as potential with your garden trowel , and replant it now , tauten soil with fingertip and pee well . Shade from direct sun and water on a regular basis until stable .
Problems
Prevention and Control : Remove infected leave when the plant is dry . leave that collect around the cornerstone of the plant life should be raked up and disposed of . head off overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at grease grade . For fungal folio spots , use a recommended fungicide according to label directions .
plague : Slugs and SnailsBegin expect for slugs and snails so that you may put traps . Diseases : southerly BlightPlants with Southern blight have lesions on the radical at , or nigh , the soil product line . These lesion spring up rapidly , deaden the prow and result in a sudden and permanent wilt of the works . mellow temperature ( above 85 degrees F , 29 degrees C ) favor the disease . The fungus aggress a all-embracing reach of industrial plant and pull round for long catamenia in territory . To control , treat with a recommend antifungal agent according to recording label directions .
