Bulb recognition please

[lettuceleaf]

I found this. I think it is a flower bulb. Can anyone tell me what it is and, if possible, how to grow it. I assume it is an outdoor bulb - but, then, maybe not. Info on depth to plant, location and space required etc. Many thanks.

[Two_Sheds]

hyacinth, I'd say

Info on depth to plant, location and space required etc.

you can Gaggle that

[lettuceleaf]

hyacinth, I'd say.

you can Gaggle that

Thanks for that. I will take a look on Gaggle.

[veggiechicken]

I have a couple of hyacinth bulbs that were not planted this winter but they have all sprouted - and that's my reservation about your bulb - it shows no sign of life yet. So I don't think its a spring flowering bulb.

[roitelet]

Perhaps Amarylis Belladonna? How big is it?

[rustylady]

I found this. I think it is a flower bulb. Can anyone tell me what it is and, if possible, how to grow it. I assume it is an outdoor bulb - but, then, maybe not. Info on depth to plant, location and space required etc. Many thanks.


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Where did you find it? And how big is it?

[lettuceleaf]

It may not have flowered because I have kept it in a drawer. I only stumbled across it yesterday. That could be the reason it is not sprouting. It looks very similar to a hyacinth bulb from pictures on Google. There are some helpful planting tips on there too.

Size ? About the size of a small clenched fist.

Thanks for your responses.

[Nicos]

I'd go with Amarylis too- the width of the neck is wider and less pointy than on a hyacinth bulb.
Fist sized?...yeh Amarylis in my books! ( I'm often wrong though!!! )
You're just going to have to grow it aren't you???

[roitelet]

If its not Amarayisis then another thought is Crinium Powelli.

[lettuceleaf]

I'd go with Amarylis too- the width of the neck is wider and less pointy than on a hyacinth bulb.
Fist sized?...yeh Amarylis in my books! ( I'm often wrong though!!! )
You're just going to have to grow it aren't you???

I guess so. Will take some tips on Amarylis from Google.

By the way, have you been in France long ? I've been thinking of moving there, perhaps further down the west coast. I have relatives who live there and am so envious of all the stuff they can grow with their warm climate. How do you find Normandy regards that - must be slightly warmer than here surely ? Did you get any snow last month ?

[Nicos]

We adore it here- we're in the hilly part an hour south of Caen in the Suisse Normande.Lived here full time nearly 5 yrs.
Temperatures are more extreme than we experienced in Cheshire.- and just as much rain- but once the rain stops the sun tends to come out.
Down to -18C in the winter ( night) for a short snap or two and up to the high 30's in July /August.
We live on a steep hill and would have been snowed in for 3 days last month if we hadn't got a clapped out Land Rover.
Tomatoes and peppers ,chillies, aubergines do better here, but we still get blight.
Stawberries,Raspberries etc do really well.
The soil here is wonderful.
We do need to store rainwater for the summer watering though.
Houses and land are very much cheaper- but I've found the cost of living is higher- BUT- it's easier to go without here for some reason.
Does that help?
PM me if you want more info

[bend1pa]

I'll go with button mushroom. :-)