Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season

 


Article by: Yvonne Cunnington

There's nothing more festive than several amaryllis plants , Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard contributing their rich burst of bloom to your house , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (part 9) Experiment during the holiday season. , Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard

Amaryllis may look exotic, but the bulbs , Introducting KOI-Cam! are easy to grow. , How to Cooking Herbs The flowers , Ladybugs, Ladybugs, Come to My Garden are large and trumpet-shaped and come in lovely shades ranging from white , Bird Baths in Your Yard and apple-blossom pink , Multi Purpose Tree - Sugar Palm to scarlet. Some cultivars, such as 'Nymph', even have attractive striped petals.

An amaryllis bulb , Abatement and Coping with Challenges in the Environment kit, complete with planting container and potting soil, , Introducting KOI-Cam! makes a lovely hostess gift.

Amaryllis care - step-by-step:


  1. When you buy an amaryllis bulb, , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (part 9) Experiment look for a large, plump one with some roots , Soil is the Foundation of Every Garden attached. Using a pot , Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' that's slightly larger in diameter than the bulb, , Constructing a Rock Garden plant , Why Bonsai Beginners Love Baby Jade it in potting soil, , Orchid Flowers leaving the "shoulders" - the top third of the bulb , Like Fall Flowers - A Tip To Care For Your Winter Garden Pond - exposed.

  2. Keep the soil , Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier moist but not wet, and the temperatures , Herbal Medicine Chest in Your Backyard above 64ºF (18ºC) - optimal temperatures , Introducting KOI-Cam! are between 68 to 77ºF (20 to 25ºC).

  3. Place the bulb , Build a Rain Garden in bright light , Flowering Trees - How to Make Your Garden Shady and Beautiful at the Same Time and watch for growth to start. You should see a flower , Composting - aka: The Circle of Life! bud appear after a couple of weeks. Turn the pot , Tulips regularly so the flower , Bird Baths in Your Yard stalk won't lean in one direction.

  4. Sometimes you'll need to support the stalk with a slim bamboo , Composting - aka: The Circle of Life! stake and raffia ties.

  5. Once the flower , Exotic s: Luxurious and Impressive for Your Home and Garden Decor is finished, cut off the stem just above the bulb , Exotic Flowers: Luxurious and Impressive for Your Home and Garden Decor nose. Give amaryllis bright light , Garden Benches - What They Are on a sunny windowsill or under plant , A Waste of Packaged Gold lights.

  6. Continue to feed and water. , Daylily 'When My Sweetheart Returns' Apply a standard water-soluble houseplant , Wild Flower Garden - Plan to Plant fertilizer at half the recommended strength every two weeks.
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