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Amarylis

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Suki70 Mon 06-Jun-22 22:34:44

My Amarylis last flowered in January 2020. Now it’s 2 and a half feet tall and flowering again , just in time for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

henetha Mon 06-Jun-22 22:37:12

That's beautiful. I kept mine from last year and followed instructions for keeping it. It's just suddenly grown two new leaves so I'm delighted.

Georgesgran Mon 06-Jun-22 22:38:00

Wonderful. Every year I buy my daughters and myself an amaryllis and we plant them on the same day and have a friendly competition to see whose flowers first. We’ve never managed to grow the bulb again, so I’m well impressed.

Callistemon21 Mon 06-Jun-22 23:07:08

Good timing, Suki70
It's a lovely colour.

I thought the leaves on mine would shrivel up after a while but they're still green although it hasn't been watered since March and I did cut the flower stem down.

rubysong Mon 06-Jun-22 23:09:34

That's lovely, Suki. I have several cream and coral colour. They always reflower. I keep them quite constricted in their pots. After flowering remove the flower butnot the stem, feed and water and when the leaves start to die off stop watering for a couple of months. When you start to water again the leaves will regrow and then they will flower again. Hints are on Google.

Callistemon21 Mon 06-Jun-22 23:37:11

Yes, I followed instructions on the packet.

Just have to wait and see

lixy Fri 10-Jun-22 21:21:31

Wow! That's lovely. I have often though that they look more like a Summer plant than a Winter one.
Mine are sulking I think, Despite food and water they are just staying as they are, no sign of any new leaves yet. Will keep on following the instructions and see what happens.