Hippeastrum species repotting

Slippertalk Orchid Forum

Help Support Slippertalk Orchid Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

abax

In Remembrance 2023
Supporting Member
Joined
Jul 8, 2011
Messages
13,042
Reaction score
1,005
Location
Kentucky zone 6B
I'm in a bit of a quandary about cutting back foliage to repot. Cutting back Amys is recommended, however, the advice on Hipps. is
sketchy. My Hipps. are green year round and repotting 3' leaves and breaking up the bulbs is problematic. Help!
 
Whether hybrid Hippeastrum lose leaves or not there is a period, usually in the autumn, where the leaves stop growing ready to flower or start growing new leaves and roots. This is when I usually repot (though I have done it after flowering with good results too).

Do you mean species Amy and Hipps?

There are only species Amaryllis. There are two species in the genus but I don't think that Amaryllis paradisicola is even knowingly grown.

There are hybrids between Crinum (X Amarcrinum) and Nerine (X Marine) though.
 
Hipps., likespaphs. The bulbs bloom every year, but the foliage stays
green. Yep, Amys die back; Hipps. do not...or mine doesn't. 55F
winter lows Ozpaphs.

I repotted today from a 10" to a 12" and cut back the foliage which I've
never done before. Wish me luck.
 

Latest posts

Back
Top