AlanHo Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 A friend gave us an Amaryllis "kit" as a Christams present. It consisted of the bulb, a pot, the compost and a set of instructions.I usually have great problems keeping house plants alive but this one has turned out quite nicely.Hence I decided to show off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 I have loads of plants in the house, most of them very unusual and most I've grown myself from seed (courtesy eBay and Thompson & Morgan).I have never been successful in growing an Amaryllis. They poke their heads out of the compost, seem to look around and die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 The secret is warmth, and very little water at first, just enough to get the flower bud growing. Then very little water until the flower bud is quite large. As the flower starts to die down, feed it regularly with a high potash fertiliser, and a reasonable amount of water to build the bulb up again. Toward the end of summer reduce the water, and finally leave it dry for a couple of months or so until the end of December, or early January, then start all over again. Hopefully, if you have given sufficient feed a new flower bud will grow.Nice one Alan. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Well you can now claim to have a big one, with some justification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 The secret is warmth, and very little water at first, just enough to get the flower bud growing. Then very little water until the flower bud is quite large. As the flower starts to die down, feed it regularly with a high potash fertiliser, and a reasonable amount of water to build the bulb up again. Toward the end of summer reduce the water, and finally leave it dry for a couple of months or so until the end of December, or early January, then start all over again. Hopefully, if you have given sufficient feed a new flower bud will grow.Nice one Alan. :DThey also like the top of the bulb above the soil. I've got some that have been in a cold greenhouse for about 8 years now - they multiply by about 1 or 2 shoots each year, these flower after a couple of years. The original started as a house plant. They don't flower until may or June though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 The secret is warmth, and very little water at first, just enough to get the flower bud growing. Then very little water until the flower bud is quite large. As the flower starts to die down, feed it regularly with a high potash fertiliser, and a reasonable amount of water to build the bulb up again. Toward the end of summer reduce the water, and finally leave it dry for a couple of months or so until the end of December, or early January, then start all over again. Hopefully, if you have given sufficient feed a new flower bud will grow.Nice one Alan. :DThey also like the top of the bulb above the soil. I've got some that have been in a cold greenhouse for about 8 years now - they multiply by about 1 or 2 shoots each year, these flower after a couple of years. The original started as a house plant. They don't flower until may or June though.Agreed. When we have grown them we have only sunk up to one third of the bulb at the most. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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