suzeanna Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 We had a fantastic amaryllis this winter, it had huge flowers and threw up three flower heads at once, with enormous flowers on each..best we've ever seen! I would love to keep it and see if it will grow again next year, but I don't know if they do, and what should I do with it in the meantime? Its still got all its leaves, they've not died back at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) Funny you should ask that. I have one that flowered last year. Once that died I cut the stem right down, waited till leaves died back, cut those down and put the pot outside and just ignored it. I noticed a couple of weeks ago that it had started to sprout again, so brought it in, watered and fed it and lo and behold it is flowering again, but only 1 stem so far and the leaves are beginning to grow slowly. Edited April 8, 2008 by Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 was yours in a place outside where it was mostly dry, or was it getting rained on? My main trouble will be finding somewhere to put it that my cav pup wont eat it..she's a dustbin on legs, found her eating a snail the other day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cycas Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) Yes, they are fairly easy to keep year on year. I tend to just keep mine watered as pot plants and they flower reasonably well, but for a really good show you are supposed to let them dry out in the autumn and let them go dormant in a coolish (not cold) location for a couple of months, then bring them back in the warm and start watering again. If you keep them watered all the time then they split off and make babies which will also flower in time. ... sorry, just saw last post. I wouldn't put it outside, myself, or only for the very warmest part of the summer. They are tropical and really don't appreciate our cold nights. Edited April 8, 2008 by cycas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthi (borrowadog) Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 the secret of lots of flowers is to feed heavily once they've finished flowering so the bulb can build up again. And water too. dry off in August and keep dry for a couple of months somewhere cool, but in the house. Then bring into a warm room and start watering. Its worked for me. Ruth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzeanna Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Thanks ladies..I shall try my best, I'd love to get it to flower again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 I used to have a fantastic one, many moons ago, and would feed it after flowering, let the leaves die back then take it out the pot and put the bulb in a brown paper bag somewhere cool untill autumn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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