Gardening Questions How do I maintain a potted Amaryllis?
How do I maintain a potted Amaryllis?
Asked on 31 Jan, 2007
I received a beautiful Amaryllis plant for the holiday season. The flowers have since died, but I am hoping for them to bloom once again. I live in an apartment and have no garden in which to plant it. How do I best maintain the plant in the pot to ensure it flowers again? And if I care for the plant properly, how long will it take for it to flower?
Replies
18 Feb, 2007
Let the bulb dry out and the leaves die away store in a cool place re-pot not too large a pot.
It should flower again and after a few seasons will increase the number of blooms and eventually will bloom in the summer.I have one of 15years old which blooms in summer this year it had 18 blooms.
Wyeboy
15 May, 2007
After the leaves have died back remove the bulb from the soil and allow it to hibernate in a cool dry environment. Replant it around october time in the same pot and it should flower again
11 Aug, 2007
Hi, amd glad to read all the advice here. I always get gifts of amaryllis for christmas and hated disposing of theme coz I did not know what to do with them. By now I could have had a forest! Will try all your tips now. many thanx
Joined 31 Jan, 2007
London
9 Feb, 2007
Believe it or not, my grandmother always took them out of the soil and stored the bulbs in the back of the refrigerator, once the leaves died down. The bulbs need a period of time spent in the cold to set.