Common Name: Amaryllis
Botanical Name: Hippeastrum (group)
Family: Amaryllidoideae
The way you care for amaryllis can vary, depending on whether you're growing it indoors or outdoors and when you want it to bloom.
Caring for Amaryllis Indoors in Spring and Summer
To bring your amaryllis care indoors, partially fill a five- to seven-inch pot with a quality, well-draining sandy loam potting mix. Then, plant the amaryllis bulb so the top third is exposed when you fill in the rest of the pot with potting mix. The bulbs should be planted 10 to 12 weeks before you want them to bloom.
Grown as a potted plant indoors, amaryllis prefers direct morning sun but bright indirect light in the afternoon. Keep the soil moist but not wet. A thick flower stalk should shoot up within a few weeks after planting. The flat leaves will follow as the flower stalk matures. Turn the pot every few days, so the flower stalk receives uniform sunlight exposure on all sides and grows straight.
Caring for Amarillis Indoors in Fall and Winter
Many people purchase amaryllis bulbs and pot them in the fall so they can be in bloom over the winter holidays. If you're doing that, simply follow the setup steps used for spring planting. But if you're engaging in amaryllis care year-round, you can take some specific amaryllis care steps after flowering to encourage those winter blooms again.
After your amaryllis has bloomed, cut back the flower stalk but allow the foliage to continue growing. You can place your plant outdoors in summer in partial shade if you like. Water your amaryllis whenever the top two inches of soil becomes dry. And, feed it with a half-strength water-soluble fertilizer every two to three weeks.
Stop feeding in August, and bring the plant indoors. Its foliage will be depreciating, but the plant should never be exposed to frost. Cut back any fully depreciated amaryllis leaves. At this point, it's time to expose your amaryllis to dark conditions. Move it to a cool (55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit), dry indoor spot that doesn't receive any light. Also, stop watering it either at this point or 10 to 12 weeks prior to when you want it to bloom (if you're targeting a winter holiday).
The lack of foliage and water will induce the amaryllis to send out another flower stalk. Resume watering at this time, and move the plant to a warm, sunny indoor spot. Leaves will appear, and blooms will soon follow. After flowering, withhold feeding for eight to ten weeks to induce the dormancy needed to reset the bulbs.
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