I transplanted some bulbs that i believe are pink & white peppermint strips. they have just blossomed and all are red. Is it possible for the bulbs to change color?
Well...perhaps...but not about your amaryllis! ;-) Discussion about this on another thread some time ago---aroid leaves can exhibit a variety of shapes, Dieffenbachia can lose variegation...this can happen from some genetic cause or be an environmental thing. Try taking a look at Steve Lucas' amazing and informative site: http://www.exoticrainforest.com I predict that when Steve and Ron B see this post, you will receive the benefit of their knowledge of this intriguing subject.
okay, today i have one oping up pink & white. does the soil cause the color change, or is it just chance?
With amaryllis, it's not likely to be the soil type. If you dug out the bulb on the red ones that were pink and white, you'd probably find that the bulbs had spread and now there were two or more growing together, an offset with some vigor that has reverted to the original red flower, and the pink/white bulb you had planted. Another possibility is serious but not fatal damage to the original pink/white that caused a new bulb to form. More specific than the aroid variability, there are other reasons bulbs would change flower color, almost always due to the dominant genes. Very old beds of amaryllis here, in ground for many years, are often all that salmon red with white throats.
thank you so much. I am new to gardening and I thought I was doing things the right way and got concerned when i got an unexpected result. I shall keep trying. you all are wonderful to share your knowledge.
