What to Do with Amaryllis After Blooming

Amaryllis is one of the seasonal blooming houseplants that is usually used for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year.

Once the season is done, Amaryllis stops blooming.

Please do not throw it out after a season, as it can still give a beautiful flower once it reblooms. Amaryllis can still rebloom for next year and so on with proper care; it is not that difficult. You might be thinking about what you will do with Amaryllis after they bloom.

Keep reading as we will help you on what you should do with Amaryllis after they bloom in this article.

Amaryllis Life Cycle

To know how to take care of Amaryllis properly, you should know its life cycle for better care.

Amaryllis bulbs will undergo a rest period after flowering, which makes them recover and able to bloom again.

Once it is done blooming, the plant keeps growing, and the leaf growth ensures photosynthesis, making potential energy in the bulb for future leaf growth and flowers.

After 4-6 weeks, it will bloom again once it breaks its dormancy and depends on when it starts its rest period.

Amaryllis has three stages: leaf growth until late summer, rest during the fall season, and new growth and flowering phase in late fall and early to mid-winter.

Taking care of Amaryllis also varies whether you are in bloom timing which is on holidays or just let it rebloom according to when it starts resting period.

What To Do With Amaryllis After Blooming – Guide

Once the Amaryllis is done blooming, you can do a few things with them to help the plant rebloom again.

Never throw your Amaryllis bulb; you can make them a houseplant in the meantime and wait for them to rebloom!

1. Cut off the Faded Bloomplant Rebloom

Proper care practices for Amaryllis will help it regrow and reflower its bulb successfully. To cut off its faded bloom, here’s how you do it:

• Cut off the flower stalk using a sharp knife about 1 to 2 inches above the bulb. It will ensure that it doesn’t grow a seed to deplete the plant’s energy.
• Make sure not to damage the foliage, as it will replenish its depleted energy reserve to make it bloom again.
• The leaves will ensure photosynthesis for its food, so don’t cut it off.

2. Place Amaryllis in a Sunny Area Indoors

After cutting its flower stalk, place your Amaryllis pot in a warm or sunny area indoors. It gathers sunlight for photosynthesis and provides nourishment to the bulb.

The bulb then starts making sugar to store for the blooming process again. Ensure that the soil is barely moist.

3. Water Your Amaryllis Plant Adequately

Water your plant when you see the top two inches dry but ensure that the soil is slightly moist and not soggy.

Please don’t overdo it, or else the bulb will rot.

4. Apply Fertilizer on Your Amaryllis Plant

Fertilize your Amaryllis every two or three weeks with a half-recommended measurement of all-purpose houseplant fertilizer.

It will help your Amaryllis grow healthy and beautiful.

Adding fertilizer will also ensure it gives more nutrients to provide more energy for the bulb to bear flowers.

5. Place Amaryllis Outdoors for Vacation

Move your Amaryllis outdoors if there is no longer danger of frost and the nighttime temperature will consistently stay at 50 degrees Fahrenheit or 10 degrees Celsius above.

Make sure the location is sunny and has 6 hours of sunlight daily.

Ensure to water your Amaryllis daily in the summertime when it is outdoors, as potted Amaryllis dries more quickly than it is planted directly on the soil.

Around August, let the Amaryllis prepare for its rest, so stop adding fertilizer.

When the temperature drops below 50 Fahrenheit at night in late summer and early fall, bring the Amaryllis indoors.

When resting your Amaryllis, you must hide it in dark places without watering and adding fertilizer.

You can place it in the basement or inside your closet.

How to Get Your Amaryllis Rebloom on Christmas

If you want to rebloom your Amaryllis at Christmas to add beauty to your home, take care of it properly and follow the guides below.

• During mid-autumn and before the first frost, bring your Amaryllis bulb back inside.
• Cut off all the leaves about 1-2 inches from its top bulbs.
• Put the bulbs in a dry and dark place. A basement or the back of your closet will be a good choice.
• It will force your Amaryllis bulb to rest to let it sleep for dormancy before it starts a new flowering cycle.
• Stop watering and adding fertilizer to your Amaryllis plant.
• Let it sleep for 10 to 12 weeks. It will make sure that it sleeps so it can have a lot of time in getting them to start growing and blooming for holidays.
• After 10-12 weeks, start the growing cycle like how you first planted the bulbs.
• Remove dead leaves and old peeling bulb sheaths and replace the soil with a fresh mix.
• Plant the bulb again and expose its shoulders.
• Place the bulb in a sunny area to have enough sunlight and water them regularly.
• The light and water will wake the plants up and stimulate them to grow again.
• When little leaves are showing, lessen the watering amount to avoid the rotting of the bulb. Wet soil will make the bulb rot, so water it accordingly.
• Then wait for your Amaryllis to bloom during the Christmas season!

Proper care for Amaryllis bulbs will make them bloom seasonally for years.

Some may even develop offspring bulbs with their mother bulbs and eventually grow larger enough to bloom beautifully.

When Should I Plant My Amaryllis To Bloom On Christmas?

To ensure your Amaryllis bulb blooms at Christmas, count backward 10-14 weeks, then start the rest period. They should rest for 6-8 weeks and spend another 4-6 weeks to break the dormancy period.

By following the exact time, Amaryllis will have flowers again every winter.

Why Didn’t My Amaryllis Bloom Again?

If your Amaryllis didn’t bloom again, it means it wasn’t able to generate enough energy. To make the flower bloom, it needs enough energy from sunlight and fertilizer.

Provide your Amaryllis enough sunlight by putting them in a sunny location during summer and adding fertilizer monthly or every two weeks or composite tea.

Why Does My Amaryllis Grow Leaves Only?

Be patient with your Amaryllis to bear flowers as it needs adequate energy for that. Usually, they start growing beautiful leaves before the flower sprouts. It does not mean it will not bloom, wait and give it more time.

The flower will spike thick and fat when the leaves become flat and thin.

Conclusion

Knowing what to do with your Amaryllis after the blooming will give you ideas for preserving them to rebloom again. Not because it is done blooming, you will throw it away, as you can let it bloom again with proper care by following our guides.

It is also important to note that to successfully rebloom your Amaryllis will vary according to how you take care of them, the environment, and the right temperature.

Please take note of when it should stay inside and outside.

Also, how many weeks should you let it rest and start growing to have a better reblooming result?