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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.
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.
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!
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
