{"id":8464,"date":"2016-11-01T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=8464"},"modified":"2015-12-15T14:00:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T19:00:56","slug":"growing-amaryllis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/11\/01\/growing-amaryllis\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Amaryllis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amaryllis is a tropical bulb that blooms indoors usually in\u00a0winter (USDA hardiness zones 9-11). It is one of the easiest flowering plants to grow. Everything you need to enjoy a bouquet of big, beautiful flowers is inside the bulb. Simply plant the pre-chilled bulb in a container and add water.<\/p>\n

There are many varieties to choose. Purchase large size bulb (over 30 cm) that produce more bloom stalks and greater numbers of flowers. Local garden centers stock bulbs starting in early fall and offer some already potted. Amaryllis bulbs should be planted immediately or can be stored\u00a0over several months in a cool (40-50\u00b0F) dark dry place prior to potting.<\/p>\n

Select a pot with a wide base, large enough to accommodate the new bulb. Fill the bottom of the container with soilless growing media and set the bulb on top. Finish filling and packing the soil-less media within 1 inch of the top. Leave the shoulders and neck of the bulb exposed. Thoroughly water the potting media to settle the bulb. The newly purchased bulb has been pre-chilled and is ready to sprout within 3-4 weeks. Place the pot in a cool (60-70\u00b0F) location and in bright light indoors or\u00a0one-half day morning\u00a0sunlight outdoors.<\/p>\n

Continue to water as needed after shoots and flower buds have emerged. Overwatering will\u00a0cause amaryllis bulb rot. The large flowers may become top heavy; stake the flower stalk if necessary to support the floral stalk.\u00a0Blooms\u00a0last longer if you can keep them away from direct sunlight and dry heat. As the individual flowers fade, snip them off with a sharp knife. Eventually,\u00a0cut back the\u00a0entire bloom\u00a0stalk to about an inch above the bulb.\u00a0\u00a0Bloom stalks cut flowers.<\/p>\n

Bulb will\u00a0grow in the same pot and bloom again for several years. When spring frost is over, move amaryllis\u00a0outdoors to \u00bd day of morning sunlight and protect from drying winds. Continue to water and feed monthly with a water soluble fertilizer\u00a0from spring to early fall. Bring the pot back indoors when night temperatures\u00a0fall below 40\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

Every 3-4 years in late summer, divide and repot your amaryllis bulbs that\u00a0have become crowded and pot bound.\u00a0Stop watering and allow 2-3 months for chilling temps\u00a0and very low light. The old leaves will dry up and the bulb is dormant. Store the potted dormant bulb in a cool (40\u00b0F minimum) garage or storage area.<\/p>\n

Amaryllis bulbs make great holiday gifts to garden friends. Brent and Becky\u2019s Bulbs in Gloucester, VA list many colorful varieties in their on-line catalog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Amaryllis is a tropical bulb that blooms indoors usually in\u00a0winter (USDA hardiness zones 9-11). It is one of the easiest flowering plants to grow. Everything you need to enjoy a bouquet of big, beautiful flowers is inside the bulb. Simply plant the pre-chilled bulb in a container and add water. There are many […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1293,871,1226,1037,665,626,602,774,637,843,847,812,729,777,630,823,756,113,1222,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8464"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13837,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8464\/revisions\/13837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}