In a year when we are still reeling from the tragic human toll of a global pandemic, we must now also deal with the economic aftershocks. While it seems almost trivial to be concerned with the rising prices of non-essential …
When Emaryllis started the first Box Kit Bonanza way back in 2008, the offerings may have varied in the types and qualities of pots, media (the coir disc was already de riggeur), and of course bulb quality, but they all …
Emaryllis hasn’t always reported each attempt to get a desired cultivar into the gallery in great depth, but we have at least noted mislabeling frustrations in the effort to document ‘Cutting Edge’, an Israeli variety with few available photos online. …
With a worldwide pandemic in full swing, and shopping forays limited to fewer and mostly essential trips, the thought of any sort of Box Kit Bonanza initially seemed dim for 2020. Then again, both grocers and hardware stores where these …
Our ‘Waxed and Waned’ post explored the tsunami of wax entombed amaryllis bulbs that only continues to gain steam worldwide. More colors, more glitters, more accessories, more holidays to conquer. Emaryllis isn’t here to promote that sort of deliberate one-and-done …
Back in early autumn of 2019, Emaryllis was searching for sources for a couple of new amaryllis cultivars, and stumbled across a surpise offering by one particular mail-order house. In addition to getting a fair price on some huge ‘Wild …
Ten seasons ago, when Emaryllis did the first Box Kit feature on this site, it was done with a sense of whimsy combined with a “Consumer Reports” mentality. It led to both amazement (some of the performances were great) and …
Sticking one’s head in the sand is simply a way to postpone the inevitable. While the appearance of wax coated amaryllis bulbs is nothing new, wishing the trend would go away just hasn’t worked. In fact, waxed bulbs have been …
Well, you might have guessed Emaryllis would do something like this. That is to say, “kill two birds with one stone” by buying a box kit to test out, and simultaneously buy an amaryllis (Hippeastrum) that is no longer in …
‘Jewel’ is a curious double amaryllis that doesn’t measure up in many ways to its more modern brethren. It’s been around for over twenty years, and it’s becoming harder to locate in the bulb trade. While so many other double …
