How To Care For Amaryllis Bulbs And Flowers

Amaryllis is also known as Belladonna Lily or Naked Lady.

The genus comprises two species. A kind Amaryllis belladonna is native to South Africa, particularly the Cape of Good Hope.

Amaryllis belladonna is sometimes confused with Hippeastrum, a flowering bulb commonly sold in the winter months as it easily thrives indoors.

Hippeastrum is a genus comprises about 90 species and more than 600 hybrids from tropical and subtropical regions of Mexico south to Argentina and the rest of the Caribbean.

Planting Amaryllis

Amaryllis are large plants - they are easy to grow and large, beautiful flowers in beautiful colors that brighten an indoor place! They come in beautiful shades of red, white, pink, salmon, orange and multicolored varieties. They have extended flowering season, flowering can last up to 8 weeks!

The only thing they need is a little heat, regular water and a little light! A great gift, too. Choose your pots: Make sure the pot is "not too big, not too small". Try to have at least one "around the sides, as an Amaryllis like to be well connected. So use a good potting soil and plant the top inch of the bulb protrudes from the pot.

Amaryllis Rebloom

Many people find it very difficult to reach the amaryllis to rebloom. In fact, if you have 100 people who love the amaryllis you can hear 90 of them that they have never seen this happen or failed to get it to happen every year to ask. The fact of the matter is that it is possible, you just need a little more understanding about the plant to have success with the amaryllis rebloom.

For you must know that the amaryllis plant originates from the tropics to understand, so it is used and does best when receiving nine months of wet weather and three months of dry weather. The plant is capable of very lush leaves grow during the period of nine months of wetness, but when the dry season, the plant is able to rest and the leaves die.