last winter when I had to change the pot of my amaryllis I got this mess, all small ones, contested to the main bulb, there was no way to separate them without a knife, that I prefer not to do it.




Now in summer I decided to change the pot again for a bigger one, I opened a pot, and for some reason I could separate very easily (bulbs were connected only with roots one to another and I could easily disconnected small ones from a main big bulb. So here it is , main bulb with some small ones *not pictures), and 6-7 small ones (about 3 cm long and 2 wide) and one medium one (about 3.5cm in diameter). all got a pot for itself. Now I have enough to give to all my friends.







I hope local summer (about 95 F) will not kill the plant before ti had time to adjust to a new pot.

They look good. I suggest that you put them in a shaded area for two weeks, just to get the roots a chance to settle in, then gradually give them more sun.

Wow! Great job! I agree with Barbara about putting them in the shade so they can adjust.

bsharf said:They look good. I suggest that you put them in a shaded area for two weeks, just to get the roots a chance to settle in, then gradually give them more sun.

I know,it is about 3-4 hours morning sun, all other hours of a day it is a shade. All my amaryllis in the same condition, I do not think that even grown plant can withstand the whole day sun in temperatures about 95 F

I agree with that - even though I live in Ohio, I have noticed the pots I leave out in full sun will just get to much afternoon sun and the leaves will scorch on the ends.

ok, I finally planted them in the ground

Putting them in the ground might let the roots stay cooler. And also give them to the micro nutrients in the soil.

last picture, pot on the right, has translucent walls, so I can see the roots grow inside, it is in crazy speed. It s a new ground + some nitrogen fertilizer.

P.S, One of the strange things, that some of the roots has a green color, they are exposed to the light through the wall, but still, why and how it can be ?
It can stay like this, or it better to cover the translucent pot walls ?

Roots exposed to light will turn green, since they are photosynthesizing just like leaves and stems. Every plant cell contains chloroplasts which make energy from sunlight. The chloroplasts in roots, which normally would be inactive in the dark, are activated by light and turn green. I don't believe that sunlight on the roots, in itself, is harmful to the plant, though it is possibly keeping the roots too warm. Placing the pots in soil or wrapping the translucent pot with foil or paper is probably a good idea.

So I did not know everything Barbara just said , but it was my inclination that I would also shield the roots from the light. Also, algae may also grow on the inside walls of that container in my experience. Thanks for the education Barbara - I learned something.

cwhitt said:So I did not know everything Barbara just said , but it was my inclination that I would also shield the roots from the light. Also, algae may also grow on the inside walls of that container in my experience. Thanks for the education Barbara - I learned something.

you right, I have some algae growing on the walls, I covered the pot with not translucent plastic.