Hippeastrum Experiment: Begin!

Yesterday I've managed to buy 2 hippeastrum seedlings from a nice guy in Green Culture Singapore forums. Supposedly the seeds he had gotten were Apple Blossom hybrids, which is quite rare since Apple Blossom is known to be sterile most of the time.

Anyway, here are the two plants:

11/9/2014

I may repot the droopy, more buried bulb sometime later this week when I manage to get hold of sand and more perlite.

5/11/2014

What's this forming along the outer rim of the neck? Gasp! Is it...? Shhh cannot jinx it. I pray it isn't a leaf!

As of 2015, that flower scape has aborted, roots rotted beyond imagining, bulb shrunk, leaves all fell off, and the bulb has only just woken up on Monday, 23rd March 2015. DO NOT POT HIPPIES IN SINGAPORE WITH PEAT BASED SOIL. NO AMOUNTS OF PERLITE AS AMENDMENT WILL HELP SAVE IT FROM ROOT ROT! I suggest using the 6-in-1 organic soil mix, mixed with 80% perlite and 20% soil mix. Once roots have begun to grow sufficiently, cover the surface with compost.