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Amaryllis bulbs - advice please!
I would love to give my sister a potted-up amaryllis (hippeastrum) bulb for Christmas. But to save postage (she lives the other end of the country), I would need to give it to her - wrapped - when I see her on 29th November, and it wouldn't be opened til 25th December.
Is that going to do it damage? Will it rot / go mouldy / anything else nasty?
Would it be better if, rather than pot it up and wrap it, I gave her the bulb, pot and compost in separate packages for her to "assemble" on Christmas day?
Any advice gratefully received!
Rosie
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If you keep it cold and dry, it will not start to grow. Wet and cold, it may rot. Wet and warm, it will grow. Up to you. I haven't started mine yet. Last years bulbs are in the greenhouse which is pretty cold, when they start growing seems to depend on variety. When the buds show I bring them into the house.
Thanks fidget - sounds like wrapping the bits separately might be the way to go (to keep the bulb away from the compost until planting). I can tell my sister to keep the parcel somewhere cool-ish.