Amaryllis

 

Hi there,

I'll keep this short. I got an Amaryllis bulb for Xmas which has now
flowered (and very nice it was too), the instructions stated that it
should be discarded after flowering. Is there no way I can keep it
going for next year? It seems a shame to destroy it.

Cheers

Lord0

 

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I had one for years, never re-potted it and kept it pretty dry.  It flowered
year after year after year.

--
Sacha
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South Devon
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I've had one growing and flowering for about 30 years. I grew some of
its seeds about 20 years ago and a few of the plants are also
flowering every year.

Most of the Amaryllids you see for sale are Hippeastrums. They are
easier to keep flowering than the other species.

Steve

 


No reason at all not to keep it going. The original bulb will flower
year after year and steadily get larger, and it will produce offshoots
which is a few years will start flowering themselves.
--
Kay

 



The bulbs are reared to give that one wonderful display and unless you are
prepared to give them a strict regime of care then it is unlikely that you
will get much ,if anything, in the way of blooms.
This site summarises the best technique for their care, but you may have to
endure a season without flowers until the bulb has recovered from the
commercial forced growing.
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/amaryllis.html