Amaryllis flower keeps falling down?

I love amaryllis bulbs but every time they get a certain height, they break and fall down. My latest one is ready to bloom and i just heard a pop and it was drooped over the side of the pot. I dont think the stem broke, just bent. Right now I have a avery unattractive contraption holding it up. It involves a coat hangar, pipe cleaners and a shoe lace. Is there a solution for this? Or at least a prettier way to hold it up. This way detracts too much from the beauty of the plant.

Amaryllis flower keeps falling down?
Sounds like you are growing these bulb flowering plants indoors and in a pot. If so, consider several things to a healthier amaryllis.....





Flowering bulbs originated in cold climate countries, European descent. Once exposed to warm conditions, soil, and light, it triggers the plant to grow rapidly.





Too rapid of a growth will result in plants that are anemic, or weak, and the stem has trouble supporting the weight of the flower which is usually quite heavy in relation to the size/density of the stem.





Potting a bulb, and growing it indoors, where it is warm, will result in rapid growth, and typically overdrying of the bulb.





Another factor, is that bulbs should be frozen for at least 1 week before planting. This inhibits the ability of the plant to "burst" out of the bulb, and forces it to slow down and gather a stronger bulb.





Try several things on your next potting adventure:





Freeze the bulb for one week before planting.


Plant in a pot where the top diameter of the pot is at least 4 times larger than that of the bulb.


Keep moist at all times! This aids in cooling the bulb, and slowing growth to a condition found outdoors.


Keep out of direct light for the first 2 weeks. Indirect light is good.
Reply:before it gets so tall, place 2 or 3 small dowel rods around it and use the shoestring or other dull string (not fishing line), tie the string to one of the dowel rods, wrap it around the plant stem, then around the other dowel rod, then repeat for the third dowel rod.


this is not the most attractive but will provide some much needed support.

gary