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Size matters in all things right? No, not really-at least not in my opinion. But in the case of bulbs it is true that size matters. The larger the bulb the larger the flowers. How many of you have read those glossy bulb catalogs that say something like this, "large number one bulb size" or this "the largest bulbs of all dealers"? The inference is of course that the larger the bulb the larger the flowers and the healthier the flowers. It makes sense since the bulb is a complete plant all wrapped up in a handy little package. Smaller bulbs put out smaller flowers and the larger bulbs put out the largest flowers. One of the bulbs you most want to buy large is an amaryllis and I'll tell you why.
Amaryllis is such a lovely flower and it flowers at a time of the year when we most need some vivid color in our lives. We've all grown amaryllis at one time or another in our lives and my friend Sandy is no stranger to amaryllis bulbs herself. She is an extraordinary gardener and one of my gardening mentors here in my community. She has a green thumb through and through. She happened upon a big secret to growing amaryllis and she shared it with me and now I'm sharing it with you. Size matters!
Sandy went to a special gardening camp last year and purchased the bulb that brought forth the extraordinarily large amaryllis you see above. This is the first year it has bloomed while in her care but wow! What a bunch of blooms! It is a giant amongst amaryllis and she tells me it dwarfs her standard amaryllis. She had a total of nine blooms on this one bulb and the show lasted for weeks. Size matters!
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Amaryllis is such a lovely flower and it flowers at a time of the year when we most need some vivid color in our lives. We've all grown amaryllis at one time or another in our lives and my friend Sandy is no stranger to amaryllis bulbs herself. She is an extraordinary gardener and one of my gardening mentors here in my community. She has a green thumb through and through. She happened upon a big secret to growing amaryllis and she shared it with me and now I'm sharing it with you. Size matters!Sandy went to a special gardening camp last year and purchased the bulb that brought forth the extraordinarily large amaryllis you see above. This is the first year it has bloomed while in her care but wow! What a bunch of blooms! It is a giant amongst amaryllis and she tells me it dwarfs her standard amaryllis. She had a total of nine blooms on this one bulb and the show lasted for weeks. Size matters!
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