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Amaryllis waking up!


Amaryllis waking up!



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This is looking VERY good! Take care with the watering - don't give it hardly any water till the flowers start to go over. At this stage they have very little root & so can't take up much water.

As the leaves grow the plant will need more water & in about 3 months time you will need to fertilize it with an all purpose fertilizer according to the manufacture's instructions. About 3 months later you will need to fertilize it with a tomato or rose fertilizer. After a further 3 months you will need to stop watering altogether to get the plant to go dormant. It will need a further 3 months rest in a cool, frostproof place. Then you can begin to give it a little water & put it in a warm, light place to encourage it back into growth.

12 Feb, 2018

 

Thank you for your kind advice. I believe it is a red variety. I will nurture this bulb and hopefully make it re-flower next season. Will keep you updated.

13 Feb, 2018

 

Please do! If you have any doubts you can always contact me & I will see if I can help you. looking forward to seeing photos of the flowers open!

16 Feb, 2018

 

Yes, once they get started you can almost see them growing! At least you can see the difference from day to day! I take photos of all my plants when the bud starts to peek out of the neck of the bulbs until they finish flowering! In fact when the flowers are open I take several photos of each flowerhead every day! So it's not strange that every year I end up with several 100 photos them flowering!!!

18 Feb, 2018



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