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• amaryillis

  Posted by bernice on Friday, February 15, 2002 2:25 am AST

  hope i spelt that right. now what do i do with the bulbs i have of amaryillis. not quite sure

  • re: amaryillis

    Posted by Tracy on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:53 am AST

    If your bulbs have already bloomed, you can cut back the stocks and store in a dark, cool place for the winter.

  • re: amaryllis

    Posted by Janet on Friday, March 1, 2002 1:06 am AST

    Bernice, cut the stalks off but not the leaves. Fertilize it a bit. Set the pot outside when there's no more danger of frost, preferably burying it in the soil up to the edge of the pot. The leaves will manufacture food which the bulb will store. In the fall, bring it back inside and cut off the leaves. Keep it dry for 8-10 weeks. Then renew the top layer of soil and start all over again.

  • re: amaryillis

    Posted by The Flower Lady on Saturday, April 6, 2002 4:05 pm AST

    I cut off the spent blooms but leave the stalks to wilt on their own.I continue to grow the 'leaves' as a house plant. Fertilize as you would your other house plants then when the weather has warmed up, preferably early June, unpot the bulb and plant, with the top of the bulb above the soil, directly into your garden. Select a well drained area with part sun, part shade. Preferably morning sun. You should remember to fertilize throughout the summer and dig up the bulb by late September. You do not want it to freeze. I generally bring mine in by the end of August because we get some unexpected frost here in Winnipeg.I like to put the bulbs into a wicker basket and store them with the potatoes in the cold storage. Or, you can find a cold outside wall. By late December I sometimes see some growth. This is why i keep them with the potatoes. I hope you find this info helpful. 'The Flower Lady'

  • re: amaryillis

    Posted by sharon on Sunday, February 16, 2003 1:51 am AST

    I have good luck with my amaryillis year after year and the bulbs are now very large. Once the flowers are spent, I cut off the stock. I continue to water as any house plant and the leaves will continue to grow. Once the chance of frost is past, I place then in the garden. Always leave the bulbs in their pots so as to contain the roots. This way you will not damage the root system when you dig them up. I place them in a sunny to partially sunny location and keep them watered over the summer. I also fertilize with a balanced fertilizer (20-20-20). In the late summer, before chance of a frost, I unearth them. Usually the leaves are yellowed and dying. I cut the leaves back and place the pots in the basement. I allow them to rest until mid-November. I then repot with fresh soil and remember in order for them to bloom they like to be pot bound. Do not bury the bulb more than halfway into the soil. Place in a warm area and water and fertilize and you will be rewarded. If you underwater slightly, the flower stalks with be shorter and this may be desirable so they won't require staking.

  • re: amaryillis

    Posted by james carboni on Friday, December 28, 2007 10:12 pm AST

    i have shots sproting from the sids of the bulb what should with them cut them ?? all so my bulbs are very large never split them

  • re: amaryillis

    Posted by Carolyn Lamb on Saturday, December 27, 2008 8:55 pm AST

    I have amaryillis that blooms have passed and there are 2 hugh seed pods. Want to save seed pods and store for the winter. What do I do?