Amaryllis Bulbs At Home Depot - Late October 2025

There I was, buying some self-leveling concrete gap filler at the Home Depot big box store when I (of course) found myself wandering into the garden center to see what they had doin' in there.  In addition to all of the Christmas decor they've put up (trees, inflatables, those *REALLY STRONG SMELLING* bags of cinnamon pinecones), they also have a large display of Amaryllis bulbs.  This display seems larger than in previous years where they (iirc) mostly had those 'kits' of bulbs with peat pucks and little plastic pots.  

I took a couple of photos showing the bulbs and thought it would be best to go home and try to figure out if any of these were worth buying.  We normally buy sets of these from Wannemakers, but maybe this year we should try some of these slightly smaller Christmas flowers?

Here is a photo of the first set:

And, here below, is a look at each of the ones in this part of the display:

Blossom Peacock Amaryllis: Via Amaryllis Bulb Co:  "Blossom Peacock Double Amaryllis is a stunning beauty, double white petals with red edging."

Apple Blossom Amaryllis: Via Longfield Gardens: "One of Holland's most popular amaryllis varieties, loved for its rosy color and giant, 8" blossoms. Apple Blossom's snow white petals are brushed with pink and the lime green throat adds a spring-like freshness."

Christmas Gift Amaryllis: Via Dutch Grown:  "This Amaryllis with its extra-large, pure white blooms lends itself to pot forcing with stunning results."

Glee Amaryllis: Via Longfield Gardens:  "Nature's artistry is on full display in the petals of this new amaryllis. Glee's frosty white flowers display intricate patterns of red veining on both the front and back of the petals. They're as mezmerizing as the wings of a butterfly."

Red Peacock Amaryllis: Via American Meadows:  "'Red Peacock' is a deep red, double-flowering Amaryllis with an exquisite white centerline neatly placed on each petal. A true wintertime favorite, this red double features full, rounded blooms and upright grass green foliage."

Opal Star Amaryllis: Via Longfield Gardens: "This unusual amaryllis has longer and slightly narrower than average petals, due to its "butterfly amaryllis" parentage. The flowers are red, but the color is muted like sun-bleached fabric. A chartreuse and white star starts at the throat and extends to the tips the petals."

Of these, I'm most drawn to Apple Blossom and Opal Star. 

Here, below, is a photo of the remaining Amaryllis bulbs.  

Red Lion Amaryllis: Via Dutch Grown: "Intense, bright red is the color that Amaryllis are most famed for. And Jumbo Amaryllis Red Lion is the all-time favorite variety for red Amaryllis."

Minerva Amaryllis: Via Amaryllis dot com: "The Minerva Amaryllis is a striking beauty with it's large red flower that has a white star center and a lime green throat."

Marquis Amaryllis: Via Euroblooms: "‘Marquis’ Amaryllis have spectacular double white blooms with just a hint of green in the throat. This amaryllis will send up multiple stalks with numerous flowers on each."

The all-white Marquis bulbs seem interesting in this set.  I'd also like to try growing a set of these together, instead of the single bulbs I've planted in the past.   I'm thinking a wide bowl with three might be a nice, different look.