The best way is to let it bloom, cut off the spent bloom stalks, left
it and let it rest, then replant it in a pot by itself. If you force
it a lot, it'll drain the bulb and kill it off. Forcing is not good.
Took this long to rebuild itself to bloom again.


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"Skirmishd" wrote in message
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I bought my first amaryllis at Rite-Aid about 3 years ago. I stuck
it in a pot
with some purple shamrocks and it bloomed in a couple of weeks.
From some
reading, I thought the leaves would die and then I was to cut them
back, remove
the bulb, and after dormancy could force more blooms. I just had a
few years
of the shamrock constantly blooming and the boring amaryllis leaves
and I
didn't know what to do so just kept them in the east window and
watered them
when dry.
I watered the plants a few days ago and noticed nothing. Then,
today, there
are these two huge red flowers ready for the holiday. How do I rest
the bulb
properly after this? Could I get some more flowers by Christmas?

TIA


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