Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season
Article by: Yvonne Cunnington
There's nothing more festive than several amaryllis plants , Teak Furniture for Your Garden: Add a Touch of Something Spectacular contributing their rich burst of bloom to your house , How to Extend Your Living Space Outdoors - Working with Color during the holiday season. , Mow A Better Lawn, The Easy Way
Amaryllis may look exotic, but the bulbs , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies are easy to grow. , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit The flowers , Gardening - Plumeria Plant Care are large and trumpet-shaped and come in lovely shades ranging from white , Understand Your Soil: Healthy Soil Grows Healthy Plants and apple-blossom pink , Gardening Tips for Early - Mid July to scarlet. Some cultivars, such as 'Nymph', even have attractive striped petals.
An amaryllis bulb , Tips for Choosing a Chiminea for Your Backyard or Patio kit, complete with planting container and potting soil, , Shrub Roses and Climbing Roses makes a lovely hostess gift.
Amaryllis care - step-by-step:
- When you buy an amaryllis bulb, , Choosing the Right Sprinkler System look for a large, plump one with some roots , Teak Furniture for Your Garden: Add a Touch of Something Spectacular attached. Using a pot , Gardening - Plumeria Plant Care that's slightly larger in diameter than the bulb, , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit plant , Do It Yourself Landscape Design - Where To Begin it in potting soil, , A Quick Guide To Yard Bridges leaving the "shoulders" - the top third of the bulb , Winterizing Your Roses - exposed.
- Keep the soil , Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season moist but not wet, and the temperatures , Fences above 64ºF (18ºC) - optimal temperatures , Water Lilies - Pruning and Trimming are between 68 to 77ºF (20 to 25ºC).
- Place the bulb , How to Plant Shrubs in bright light , Leaf Blowers and watch for growth to start. You should see a flower , The Cure for Common Pool Stains bud appear after a couple of weeks. Turn the pot , How to Plant Spring Flower Bulbs regularly so the flower , Gardening Tips for Early - Mid July stalk won't lean in one direction.
- Sometimes you'll need to support the stalk with a slim bamboo , Water Lilies - Pruning and Trimming stake and raffia ties.
- Once the flower , Understand Your Soil: Healthy Soil Grows Healthy Plants is finished, cut off the stem just above the bulb , Create a Great Water Garden nose. Give amaryllis bright light , How To Build A Patio Cover on a sunny windowsill or under plant , How to Extend Your Living Space Outdoors - Working with Color lights.
- Continue to feed and water. , Teak Furniture for Your Garden: Add a Touch of Something Spectacular Apply a standard water-soluble houseplant , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit fertilizer at half the recommended strength every two weeks.
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