Amaryllis Flowering Twice

In mid winter repot the bulb into a pot no more than 2 inches larger than the bulb s diameter.

Amaryllis flowering twice. During the next several months growth is active and should be encouraged for future bulb development. Winter flowering lasts from late january to early march. Or 10 16 c and stop watering the amaryllis. After flowering the plants begin to water well and.

You also will need to water the plant about twice a week. The secret of successfully growing amaryllis is to keep the plants actively growing after they finish blooming. Use sterile potting soil that contains lots of organic matter and fill the container half full. Other than that be sure you keep the plant out of harm s way and out of direct sunlight during long portions of the day.

The bulb is depleted of minerals after flowering but the stalks remain. If you like you can remove the bulb from the soil before you store it for it s resting period. Let the bulb rest like this for eight to 10 weeks. Check out our flower plant guide.

Stop watering and move your amaryllis to a cool dark place 40 to 45 degrees f. Don t worry about removing any of the foliage right now. In the fall amaryllis are reduced watering their leaves die off and pots with bulbs are put in a cool place until flower arrows appear. Keep watering regularly but start reducing watering frequency while still adding strongly diluted doses of liquid fertilizer about twice as diluted as the prescribed dose written on the packaging every two weeks.

Set a bulb roots down on the soil then add soil until only one third of of the. Once the leaves die move it to a dark spot for its rest period. The containers must have good drainage and they shouldn t be much wider than the bulb itself and about twice as tall as the bulb. Initially i took one picture every 20 minutes then i increased the frequency to every 15 minutes about half.

Since most people want to make their amaryllis bloom during the holidays typically you should bring the plant back indoors by the middle of august. Remove the blossoms as soon as they fade to prevent seed formation by cutting the stem off just above the bulb. Fertilize amaryllis twice a month using a soluble fertilizer recommended for pot plants at full strength and frequency. By cutting off the tops of the stalks down while leaving the leaves you can allow the amaryllis to begin its re flowering process.

You might want to tip the pot so you won t absentmindedly water it. While growing amaryllis indoors you should fertilize the plant every two to three weeks. How to get amaryllis to flower again in spring at the end of the blooming season. As soon as your amaryllis bulb has reached 4 5 cm in diameter it is ready to delight you with flowers twice a year in winter and summer.

Use caution to avoid unnecessarily disturbing roots. Amaryllis perform better if slightly pot bound plant the bulb so that only the lower half or two thirds of the bulb is covered with well drained potting soil. If you don t live in a warm climate you can still enjoy amaryllis by planting the bulbs in a container that you keep in your home or greenhouse. If a total repotting isn t needed simply remove some soil at the top of the pot and add fresh soil leaving the bulb intact.

This flower was filmed over a period of 24 days.