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Apr 5, 2020 12:08 PM CST
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Name: Ken Isaac
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (Zone 7a)
For those that wonder....
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Here is a dormant Hippeastrum bulb, cut in half, with top and bottom trimmed, showing the developing three blooms inside. The bulb was nearing the end of it's dormancy when dissected for some propagation experiments, and on an "end-of-season" clearance sale. It was just starting to show green growth at top of bulb, about at the point that I would consider beginning to water and bring it into the warmth and light if it was a bulb I would force.

-p.s. I feel compelled to say there was no pandemic at the time... now I certainly would not use up gloves (PPE) needed now in the healthcare industry!
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Apr 18, 2020 8:02 PM CST

Wow... thanks for the insight... fascinating.
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Apr 19, 2020 6:26 AM CST
Name: Barbara
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This is a good reminder that the buds are formed the summer before they bloom. Summer care is absolutely essential to plump up those buds for next spring's blooming.
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Apr 27, 2020 9:21 AM CST
Name: Christie
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And they form 2 years of buds at a time. So what blooms today, started 2 years ago.
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