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Every holiday season , we discover Amaryllis bulbs on sales event at local menage improvement and garden centers . It ’s easy enough to pressure a potted bulb to blossom indoors , but what should you do with them after the flowers are pass ?
Can You Transplant Potted Amaryllis Bulb Outdoors In The Springtime?
Most case ofAmaryllis plantssold to be forced into bloom indoors in the winter are Hippeastrum . These are hybrid varieties also called florist or sham Amaryllis flower .
These variety are only wintertime hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 and above . If you endure in a cool sphere , your potted Amaryllis may survive outdoors institute in the landscape , but the flower bulb will probably not bloom again .
What Kind Of Amaryllis Can Grow Well Outdoors?
The stout Amaryllis is Hippeastrum x johnsonii , also known as Johnson ’s Amaryllis . This kind is very cold - stout and does well in poor grunge .
It produces huge , red , horn - forge flowers atop grandiloquent , stout flower stalks in the springtime . The flowers are a bit flashy because they frolic white stripes .
A South African indigen , Amaryllis belladonna or Naked Ladies , can produce successfully in the landscape year - round in warmer climates . This variety is popular on the US west coast .
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Naked Ladies produce a flower shuck with clusters of funnel shape - regulate bloom in specter of whitened , pinkish , peach , and majestic in the springtime .
How Do You Take Care of Amaryllis Bulbs Outdoors?
Plant At The Right Time
Consider A Bright Sunny Spot And Spacing
Provide The Right Kind Of Well-Drained Potting Soil.
Water The Right Amount.
Fertilize Sparingly
Prune For Tidiness
Propagate Through Division
Questions On Growing Amaryllis Outdoors
Can I Transplant or Move My Amaryllis Bulbs?
I have two clumps of sturdy amaryllis . The first year they were full of bloom , but last year all they show was healthy foliage . Should I move them to another location ? – ML Ludwick ( Pennsylvania)Do not transplant the hardy amaryllis . Once established it will blossom again . It is not rare for this bulb to skip year in bloom .
Hardy Amaryllis?
Is there an amaryllis that is hardy outdoors ? – F Bringuet ( Illinois )
You are probably think ofLycoris squamigera(the Surprise Lily ) . I come to American from Japan in 1898 . It is hardy outdoors when given winter protective covering . The heyday , which are a rose - lilac and wear in an umbel , appear in August .
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