Amaryllis.............?

I've had one on my windowsill for a couple of years. It flowered the first year but last year it didn't although it grew huge long leaves. I cut them back a couple of months ago and just left it on the windowsill, didn't even water it and now it's growing again. In the past week it has grown over 4 inches and is about to flower. Is this normal?


I thought it was more of a Christmas plant which is why I bought it in the first place.

Amaryllis.............?
Lots pf plants flower one year and then have a rest while they "gather strength". This is quite common on things that have to produce something of a 'fair size' - in this case, those beautiful flowers - but things like fruit trees often do well one year and then do very little the following year and then go mad again the year after that. It's just nature having a rest !
Reply:Mine, like yours, is kept on the windowsill. (but not in direct sunlight) It flowers every year as long as it's not watered in between growing spurts and is cut right back to the bulb after flowering.


Mine usually grows to about a foot tall before it actually blooms. 3 flowers is typical, but I have had as few as 2 or as many as 4.


I don't know about you, but it reminds me of a man's 'bits' before it opens :-\
Reply:i have lots of amaryllises. the trick to make it flower is to make it suffer a little - i put mine outside in spring and they start flowering in summer. then i put them inside in autumn and they start flowering again. the react on stress by flowering. so u gave yours stress by not watering it. well done. when it finishes flowering u do not cut leaves immediately. let it stay with leaves for some time. after cut leaves and stop watering. well, u know yourself by now
Reply:My friend bought me one, and it didn't flower so I binned it.So she bought me another, it flowered (4 big blooms) and when they died I cut the stem right down.It's recently started to shoot leaves again, so it may flower again too.My friend says hers flowered a second time.
Reply:Oh no! I had three of these last year. They were all spectacular but I threw them away once they'd flowered. I should have done what you've done. When I get some later in the year I will treat them differently. I know you were asking a question but you have also been of help - thank you.
Reply:i did this my self a few years back i just cut it back then hey presto it flowered try re-potting with a good quality compost
Reply:Hi Choc.....I had one of these of my God-Daughter for Crimbo - and although I'm the worlds worst for plants this is still going !!!!!!
Reply:thanks for asking this Q i have 3 on my window sill and now know what to do with them.

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