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Amaryllis Problem

Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
edited December 2021 in Problem solving
I've had this amaryllis for a few weeks now but this appeared a few days ago. I've had many of them but have never had this happen before. Should I just leave it or should I do something to it.
The compost is damper than it looks in the picture.
Any advice would be helpful.
Thanks
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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    That looks like an offset.  The main plant should be doing something if you've had it in the soil for a few weeks. Can you see any green inside at all?
    The soil looks very dry. Maybe that's why nothing is happening yet.
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  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    Has I said in the original post, it's not dry has it looks. And no there is nothing showing on the main part.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited December 2021
    I agree it looks like an offset growing.
    There's not much else you can do other than cross your fingers.
    If the bulb was firm when planted and as you say the compost is moist, the only other thing I'd consider is moving it away from the window sill - they are very cold places at night and as there are no leaves yet, it doesn't need any light. So I'd move it somewhere a bit warmer until you see the tip of a green leaf appearing from the bulb then put it somewhere with good light - but ideally not a window sill.

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  • catrina.alistairrE10E4slcatrina.alistairrE10E4sl Posts: 31
    Chrisp1 said:
    I've had this amaryllis for a few weeks now but this appeared a few days ago. I've had many of them but have never had this happen before. Should I just leave it or should I do something to it.
    The compost is damper than it looks in the picture.
    Any advice would be helpful.
    Thanks

  • catrina.alistairrE10E4slcatrina.alistairrE10E4sl Posts: 31
    In my opinion, you waterlogged it, and the baby woke up, not an adult bulb. Peel dry onion scales and continue watering a little. An adult bulb should wake up. But I think the leaves will climb too
  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    catrina.alistairrE10E4sl said:
    In my opinion, you waterlogged it, and the baby woke up, not an adult bulb. Peel dry onion scales and continue watering a little. An adult bulb should wake up. But I think the leaves will climb too
    The only time this was waterlogged was when I first potted it. It was bone dry it's that peat free compost. I had to really soak it. 
  • Lena_vs_DeerLena_vs_Deer Posts: 203
    I think it may be too deep in soil, too. So it just starts to split and convert itself in fresh offsprings bulbs. Similar to what a daffodil would do, I suppose? It will also not produce a stem in general if it’s planted too deep.

    I tend to keep mine barely pressed in the ground.



    If it was mine, I would:
    1)  water it so it comes out as a wet brick from a pot;
    2) scrape off soil from the top of a bulb till 2/3 are exposed and put that soil on a bottom of a pot;
    3) put bulb and the rest of soil with roots on top.

    That said, if it already produces new bulbs it may not bloom this year at all and you will just need to divide it when October comes and enjoy many bulbs next year :) 
  • catrina.alistairrE10E4slcatrina.alistairrE10E4sl Posts: 31
    Chrisp1 said:
    catrina.alistairrE10E4sl said:
    In my opinion, you waterlogged it, and the baby woke up, not an adult bulb. Peel dry onion scales and continue watering a little. An adult bulb should wake up. But I think the leaves will climb too
    The only time this was waterlogged was when I first potted it. It was bone dry it's that peat free compost. I had to really soak it. 
    Was there a small onion next to a large onion? It looks like this is a baby growing, and the large onion has not yet woken up. Brush dry scales at the top
  • Chrisp1Chrisp1 Posts: 39
    I've taken it out of the pot. Has you can see no small bulb on the side, it's just growing out the side.

    I've broke the small shoot off then re-potted it. 
    Fingers crossed.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    I'm sorry, I cannot see anything wrong with it. You have lots of roots and a strong shoot seems to be emerging from the right place. I would get it back into compost and be a bit patient. Sometimes they do take a little while to get going, the side shoots do no harm at all, in my experience, but pulling it about and taking it in and out of the pot could do real damage.
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