Planting Amaryllis bulbs for a Christmas Bloom

 Amaryllis bulbs are a favorite Christmas gift for Gardeners

    Amaryllis can be "renewed" with gorgeous flowers ever year.  Check out the Norchester Garden Club Horticultural Report for March 2020 listed here on how to "renew" an Amaryllis every year.

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Left to right: Red Lion, Minerva, Bight Nymph, Showmaster and Baby Bright Nymph in front.

Bulbs are storage vessels, and the bigger the bulb, the more stored energy it has.   This is why a small amaryllis bulb can produce a single stem with 2 or 3 flowers, while the largest size bulbs is able to produce 3 stems, each with 4 or 5 flowers.

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Stem strength also varies depending on bulb size. Larger bulbs produce thicker, stronger stems.

Here are how many stems and flowers each size bulb is likely to produce:

26/28 cm – 1 stem (occasionally 2) with 3 to 4 flowers

28/30 cm – 1-2 stems with 3-4 flowers per stem

30/32 cm – 2 stems with 4-5 flowers per stem

32/34 cm – 2 stems (occasionally 3) with 4-5 flowers per stem

34/36 cm – 3 stems with 4-5 flowers per stem

 

Norchester Garden Club enjoys an Outdoor Event At Matzke Park Butterfly Garden

  On November 5th the Norchester Garden Club met at Matzke Butterfly Garden for a presentation by Sherrie from Plants For All Seasons on Lawn Care.

Sherrie brought many of the products that are used on used on our lawns and answered any questions we had about our lawns or plants.  The weather was just perfect. 

This is the second event we had at the park.  RCW Nurseries came in September and talked about the different Butterfly Plants they had brought.  At the end RCW Nurseries offered the plants for individuals.  

Thank you ladies for giving us an opportunity to get together out doors and enjoy our beautiful Matzke Park Butterfly Garden which our membership takes care of.