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Old 09-02-2004, 06:00 PM
Michael Berridge
 
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Default Getting Amaryllis to flower again


Mike Zanker wrote in message ...
Hello,

has anybody had any luck with getting an Amaryllis to bloom the
following year?

I was given one for Christmas 2002, cut off the flowers when they
started to die, cut the stem back after all flowers had died, put it
outside over summer/autumn until the leaves died down, cut them back
and put it in the garage for a few weeks until last month and then
brought it into the house.

Unfortunately, all it wants to do is produce leaves. What's the secret
to getting it to flower?

I never let mine die back. just keep watering and feeding them. It was a
tip on a gardening show, so far all of mine are, or have been in flower,
some for their 4th consecutive year.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk