First hyacinths out of the dark. The bulge of the flower needs to be out of the bulb. I think these look well on the way. Initially the stems are quite yellow as they've been in the dark but after a few days in the light they will green up. They all seem to have lots of roots.
the amaryllis in the clear vase after I sorted the roots
the bulb with the initial roots, some of which start to rot in the water
amaryllis bulb with some rotting roots
rotted roots removed and fresh new ones can be seen)