Help me help my amaryllis

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Catnanny Martinsville, IN Oct 08, 2015

I put my amaryllis out this summer and it bloomed in September. I brought it in because the weather in Indiana is getting colder. The leaves look brown/green. Is it going dormant? How do I handle this plant. I bought it last year to bloom for Christmas, but it never did. I don't know what to do for this plant.

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Gitagal Baltimore, MD(Zone 7a) Oct 08, 2015

Catnanny--

The big growers and retailers know how to "make" Amaryllis bloom for X-mas
through controlled light and temperatures.

Since your Amaryllis already bloomed in September--you now have to give it
6 weeks of dormancy/rest. Do not water any more....
Do you have a cool, dark basement? Shop? A dark room? a cool garage?
Put them down there and forget them.
Oh, yeah! The leaves will yellow very quickly and you can just pull them off
and trash them. Then just let the bulbs sit in their pots until you notice some
new growth peeking out of the bulb tips. They are waking up!!!

Now you can bring them upstairs in light and warmth and start watering the bulbs.

They will grow quickly ans bloom as well--it just won't be for Christmas.
But so???? You may bed beautiful blooms for Valentines Day... :o)

I am sure someone else will chime in. Everyone has their own "system"...

My same 5 bulbs in a BIG pot have now loomed for about 20 years!!!!
Same bulbs--in the same pot! Pretty amazing!

Gita

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DaisyPlantLady Reno, NV(Zone 6b) Oct 08, 2015

I chimed in a couple days ago when this thread was first listed and now is re-listed.

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