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After-Bloom Care

• After flowering, cut the old flowers from the stem. Cut off the stems just above the bulb nose.
• Continue to water and fertilize for at least 6 months, allowing the leaves to fully develop and grow. When the leaves turn yellow, cut them back to about 2 inches (5 cm) from the top of the bulb and remove the bulb from the soil.
• Clean the bulb and place it in a cool, dark place (40-50ºF or 4-10ºC) for a minimum of 8-10 weeks.
• After 8-10 weeks you may plant your amaryllis again!

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Step-by-Step Amaryllis Re-bloom

To bring Amaryllis back, please find below the optimal conditions to follow. For most people, ideal conditions are not always possible. Don’t worry! Just get as close as you can to the following — the Amaryllis is a trouper and will do its best to accommodate!

• To reflower the bulb, stop watering the plant, and place the bulb (still in pot) in a dry cool place or closet for 8-10 weeks.
• Do not store the plant near ripening fruit (such as apples) which emit ethylene gas.
• After 8-10 weeks, add a little more potting soil to the pot, or, if you like, repot it.
• To repot in fresh soil: Fill the soil under and around the bulb with potting soil. Leave the “shoulders” of the bulb exposed (the top 1/3 of the bulb). Use a pot sized only slightly larger around than the bulb itself. Usually a 6-8 in. pot (15-20 cm) is perfect. For a more dramatic display of flowers, plant three bulbs with flowers of the same color together in a broad-based pot sized just big enough to hold all three bulbs. All pots must have drainage holes.
• To initiate growth, a warm site is best. Cooler sites are fine once growth commences.
• Water thoroughly to “start up.” In subsequent weeks, water sparingly. Once growth emerges, water regularly to keep the soil moist (never soggy) and resume a fertilizing program.
• The Amaryllis will bloom again, about 8 weeks after the first watering.

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Zones 7-10: Outdoor Planting

• In warmer areas Amaryllis can be grown outdoors. Bulbs may be planted outside in spring after the threat of frost is past.
• Plant the bulb with the base of the bulb 8 in. deep (20 cm), so the top is about 3 in. deep (7 cm).
• Protect over-winter with 2-3 in. of mulch (5-7 cm).
• Amaryllis fare best in climates with approximately 9 months of temperatures of 70ºF (21ºC) and up and 3 months of less than 60ºF (15ºC). Expect one bloom cycle per year, in late spring.