Amaryllis For the Holidays

There are many ways to make your home more inviting for the holidays, including the customary Christmas lights, trees, wreaths and ornaments. However, if you really want to dazzle your guests gardeners this year, let them a display of bold and beautiful amaryllis blooms.

Amaryllis is a plant that naturally grows in the tropical areas of Africa and South America. You will not be Tromp through the jungle to acquire bulbs for the occasion. Just look for them now in department stores and garden centers. Small shops usually start to stock bulbs in the fall. Pick them up and get right to plant them because they are 6-7 weeks to push their beautiful flowers.

Amaryllis - A Perfect Flower For the Festive Season

There is nothing more festive than several amaryllis plants contributing their rich burst of bloom in your home during the holidays.

Amaryllis looks exotic, but the bulbs are easy to grow. The flowers are large and trumpet-shaped and come in beautiful shades ranging from white and apple-blossom pink to scarlet. Some cultivars such as 'Nymph', even attractive striped petals.

An amaryllis bulb kit, complete with the planting of container and potting soil, makes a nice hostess gift.

Gardening Bulbs - Discover How to Plant Amaryllis Bulbs and Grow Amaryllis By Andy J Thomas

When spring comes Cape Province in South Africa in September, covers the lifeless desert with the lush green carpet for the short period of time. There is the homeland of the Amaryllis belladonna - very nice and large flowers.

The majority of the flowers from this region are perennials. They grow and bloom for two months. This thriving area is lifeless desert again as the summer comes. Only bulbs can live in these conditions! Stem and leaves will die, all the roots dry, but there is life in a lamp!

Amaryllis can be propagated by seeds, but you can wait for a long period of time before you see flowers. Amaryllis will usually bloom in 6-8 years, if this method of reproduction.

Amaryllis Flowers in Bloom For the Holidays

Amaryllis are one of the most spectacular of all bulbs. They are attractive, easy to grow, and can have different stems of large trumpet-shaped flowers to produce in one season! They are available in a wide range of colors including white, pink, salmon, red and yellow green.Fall is the time to your new amaryllis bulbs to ensure that your bulbs are in bloom by the time the holiday rolls. They tend to bloom 8-10 weeks after planting, so plan accordingly.

Amaryllis bulb kits are usually sold between autumn and winter. The bulbs are ready to bloom within a few weeks to be bought. Kits generally contain 1) a lamp, 2), a container or pot, and 3) a potting soil.It is important to wet the mix before planting your lamp. Plant the bulb so that the neck upwards.

Growing Amaryllis Indoors

        Amaryllis Flower

Nothing can break the darkness, like a flower in the dead of winter. Of all of the bulbs, the Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) is the easiest to force into bloom. Amaryllis Flower fit in a color scheme with their beautiful flowers of white, pink, red, yellow and orange.

When the flamboyant amaryllis blooms, the explosion visible from anywhere in a room. Cracks result from long stems, these robust plants grow to a height of 2 meters. There are many available amaryllis hybrids of these. They are usually grown indoors in pots because of their rapid growth and showy flowers. If planted indoors, they bloom in winter and early spring season, depending on when planted. If planted outdoors in warm climates, they bloom in spring.