Hi
I rescued this huge terracotta pot from the trash and there was an agreement on Amaryllis bulbs on the ID forum. As you can see is severely rootbound.some of the bulbs appear to have some rot, but one of them is pushing some very promising green (maybe a flower stalk?)



After 12 days



I was thinking on giving those bulbs a chance-if anything because any attempt of extract them would be traumatic- but I'm at a loss on which would be the better course of action. I am aware that after such harsh treatment the plants would take a looong time to recover and that it is also possible that they were discarded because of some disease or that visible rot.

I am watering the container and keeping it away from the scorching summer sun, but I'm unsure if i should be feeding them. constrained as they are or it's best to wait and see which parts can recover back to health.
I would welcome any advice! Thank you

Welcome to the Amaryllis forum. Boy, that is really a root bound pot. How would you get them out without breaking the pot? Its a beautiful pot, but In my opinion, I think the pot needs to be broken and the mass somehow separated into clumps of no more than 3 bulbs and repotted. The bulbs don't look too bad, maybe repot, water and fertilize them and see what happens. At the top of your post, it says that you live in USDA Zone 9, which means that you could plant them outside, which would give them more room to spread. I think that it is well worth trying to save the bulbs, but you might have to sacrifice the pot. That one bulb is definitely putting up a flowers.

I think these may be Clivia rather than Amaryllis.
Fire Lily (Clivia miniata)

Wait until it blooms so you can be certain of its identity before taking further action.