At this time, there are no daffodils blooming in my daffodil planting here in Clinton, MS. However, my sun room does have a few non-daffodils in bloom. First, a photo of Christmas cactus (as it is called locally.) Next, a few photos a common amaryllis cultivar ‘Red Lion’ that was purchased at Home Depot. The bulb of ‘Red Lion’ was potted up on 15 Nov 14. From the time my father retired from the dairy business until he passed away, he always had an amaryllis or two potted up and blooming in the kitchen window at this time of year.
Hello Ted, and especially everyone in the Memphis area,
I noted in the Commercial Appeal’s Home and Garden Calendar that our own Jason Delaney, the Missouri Botanical Gardens bulb specialist, will be giving a program entitled ” Beyond Red The Colorful New World of Amaryllis” at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens at 10:30 on January 31. Jason will be discussing the ease of growing amaryllises, show casing their many colors. forms and sizes and sharing his tips to successful long term cultivation.
On another note, Lima’s Green Goddess, and Lima’s Green Road, are in bloom. Some other seedlings of mine with viridiflorus in their breeding are very close to blooming in Southaven, Mississippi. A few early miniatures are showing some buds. With some night time temperatures forecasted this week in the low to mid 20’s hopefully things will slow down somewhat.
Regards,
Larry
My various heirloom paperwhites are either in full bloom or in the large bud stage as are the Chinese sacred lilies, also a tazetta. Temperatures might hit 22-24 degrees at my place this week. I am also concerned about N. italicus which has large buds now. A few of my Autumn Colors have not yet opened, and those buds might come to ruin this week.
N. italicus was in full flower in south Louisiana by Dec. 20. Temperatures tend to be about 4 degrees warmer there than at my place 100 miles further northwest. Annette Parker Kahn