Here's an update to that funky leaf I had growing out the side. All the leaves are super happy with this super humid weather in the Midwest. The oldest leaf is starting to yellow, which i guess means dormancy is about to arrive. Should i repot before all the leaves die off, or after once its dormant? I can already tell its outgrowing this pot hah
Looking for advice on growing amaryllis in pots in zone 10a Florida. Will they go dormant on their own if left outside? Should I bring them inside for a while? I read they may not bloom as well if they don’t go dormant long enough or don’t experience a cold spell. Also read that darkness is not required during dormancy, so not sure what to do with them. Any tips appreciated!
This bulb is about 2 years old. I have the parent bulb as well, which has produced 2 bulbs since I got it in 2023, this is one of them.
I've never seen a bulb have multiple leaf sprouts from the same top half? And surely it's not old enough to produce any bulbs of its own? The 3rd bulb has also been doing a LOT better than this one did when it first started growing leaves, its only a few months old but has 4+ leaves.
I haven't gotten the first bulb to flower since I first bought it, it was starting to grow a stalk this year and then just dried out and died, I'm not sure what happened, I haven't under watered or over watered, and we've given it fertilizer. But its grown double the amount of leaves than it has the last few years.
I got this Amaryllis from my Grandma around January. Someone had gifted her one of those waxed amaryllis bulbs and after it bloomed she threw it away. I pulled it out of the garbage and took the wax casing off and brought it home. It had some rot and possible fungus on it so I cut off those parts and covered it in cinnamon because I heard that helps with fungus. I left it out in the open to for a few days and then set it on top of some soil in a pot. It grew roots so I just replanted it but took pictures before replanting it because it does not look good.
This is the second amaryllis I’ve attempted to rescue. The first was doing good until I brought it inside for winter and put it in the dark basement. It got so much red fungus stuff it could not recover and died. I was very upset about this because it was my Grandpa’s last plant he was gifted before he died (it was also a waxed bulb). I am not good with plants at all and would like to know if there is any hope for this plant and how to care for it if there is. Thanks!
Hello everyone,
I posted a couple weeks ago asking how I could tell if my amaryllis was thriving. Waxed amaryllis bulb started running out of water (two buds bloomed; two others turned brown and wilted). I repotted it into a terra cotta pot. The leaves that were there haven't grown in two months. I pulled it out this weekend to check on it and...
It has roots! They look like plump little white worms lol. The biggest one is maybe an inch long, if that, but there are several tiny roots growing.
I know there's no way of telling whether it will bloom after dormancy, but I'm pleased it's survived repotting and is starting to make a home in its pot.