"John T" wrote in message
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"David in Normandy" wrote in message
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Pat Sharrocks says...
Hi,

We have a flowering amaryllis with 2 flower stems. The first flower stem
is
now past full flourish and starting to wane. The second stem is about to
flower.
Query: Is there any benefit in removing the first waned flower to assist
the
flourish of second stem flower?
Query is the bulb annual or just one off?

Regards, Pat



The bulb will flower every year.
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David in Normandy

I would remove the stem only after it starts to die down. The other stem
will keep going better if you dont bruise living tissue.
When it has finished flowering, still take care of it, after a few years
the bulb will be too big for the pot, they like to be pot bound, but there
are limits! So re pot it in fresh compost, when you change the compost you
will/might/should get little bulblets on the side of it, which can be
propagated if you are very careful with them, then you will have a lot of
amarylis!

John

You should let them die right down later after flowering and i always repot
them. If they don't die down they don't always flower each year