Beginner Gardening: amaryllis no bloom, 0 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
hmm ... your Amaryllis is growing leaves, which usually happen after the bloom stalk. You could try forcing it to bloom by removing all the leaves and place the pot in a window that gets lots of sun! Water sparingly. In five or six weeks you should see the beginnings of the bloom stalk.

http://gardening.about.com/od/floweringbulbs/a/Amaryllis.htm


I have a few with foliage that I haven't cut back and one that I did cut back has a bloom stalk about to open. My plants out on the pool deck are all covered because we are having a few real cold nights but I was able to hunt and find a couple to pull out to show you.