The larger the bulb, the more flowers the amaryllis will have.
Use your refrigerator’s crisper drawer to store your bulbs for a minimum of 6 weeks. However, you should not store the bulbs next to fruit, like apples, or they can sterilize.
Use your refrigerator’s crisper drawer to store your bulbs for a minimum of 6 weeks. However, you should not store the bulbs next to fruit, like apples, or they can sterilize.
Winter blooms are generally bigger and last longer than summer blooms. You can plant during both seasons, as long as there is 6 weeks of cold storage between the last bloom dying and the replanting.
Amaryllis prefers to be pot bound, although it can be planted in some smaller garden beds. Plant in the garden bed when temperatures are above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) and there is no risk of a bad frost. Use the same instructions as you would to plant in a pot. [2] X Research source
Don’t pack the soil in too much, since you want the roots to remain intact. If you worry that planting them with the stem above the soil in a garden may force them to fall over, place a planting stake next to the bulb to keep it upright.
If you wish to cut the flowers for keeping in a vase, it is best to cut the amaryllis flowers before the buds open. This prolongs the life of the cut flower and they will bloom once in the water, giving you beautiful cut flowers for much longer.
