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Amarylis

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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.

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

Yes, I followed instructions on the packet.

Just have to wait and see

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 23:07:08

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.

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.

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.

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.