RE: AMaryllis

In the past, I'd let the bulb "rest" after the foliage died down.  Then just
put it in a dark corner of the basement.  I'd check on it every month or so
and if I saw any green showing, I'd pull the pot back out and set it in the
sun, water and fertilize it.  If it's warm weather when you get the green,
set it outside to enjoy the weather and the natural sun light.  

For more info, check out these sites:

http://www.dutchbulbs.com/bulblady/forcingamaryllis.html
Or
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/landscap/h811w.htm

They are pretty easy to get to rebloom if you follow their instructions.  I
sort of stumbled across the method by accident, but it works!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of TeichFlora@aol.com
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:14 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] AMaryllis

Glad this subject came up.  How does one get an Amaryllis to rebloom  the
next year???? A friend gives me a potted one for Xmas every year and it
blooms up a storm, but never blooms again the next year.  What am I doing
wrong????  
I thought perhaps because I planted it, but even in a pot it  didn't
rebloom....only grows foliage.  The one she gave me this year put  out two
bloom stalks, I was thrilled.  
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
In a message dated 2/24/2006 9:54:56 AM Central Standard Time,
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

In the  mean time, my Amaryllis 'Double Record' turned out to be like
me--short  (maybe a foot tall.)  However, it is very pretty and quite
feminine  looking, so I am enjoying it.  The Amaryllis 'Red Lion' comes up
to my  waist with it's bloom stalk.  The buds have just separated and I
expect it will start to bloom within the next day or two.  Thus far,  it
looks pretty spectacular, with the flower color deepening it's red color
every time I look at it, or so it seems.

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