I've gotten plenty of them to re-bloom. I put them outside for the summer.
Feed, feed, feed, then bring it in September, stop watering for a couple
of
months, then start her up again. I have never had one fail to re-bloom.
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<douglasg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> I had a friend who could get them to re-bloom.
>
> As Karen said, it's easier to buy them new each year, and most people do
> grow them as annuals. But if you want to get them to re-bloom, you
> basically do what you'd do with most other bulbs to get them to
> re-bloom: cut off the flower once it has faded and then grow the plant
> as a lush green plant until autumn. Soil pH of 6.0 - 6.5. Don't let the
> temp drop below 20C at any time. Keep the soil moist, not overly wet.
> Fertilize quite heavily. In autumn, when the temp becomes cool, grow
> your plant in a cool location at about 10-15C for a couple of months,
> starting say in mid-October. Then around Christmas, check the bulb size
> against the bulb size right now (take it out of the pot, dry it, measure
> it, etc) and if it's the same size as right now, or larger, you have a
> good chance of getting a re-bloom in early 2005. If you don't get a
> re-bloom, do the same thing again in 2005 and look for a re-bloom in
> early 2006.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Doug
>
> Jan wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone had success in getting an Amarylis to re-bloom?
> > Would appreciate any instructions on how to care for them. Gave one to
my
> > parents at Christmas and they would like to know how to care for it to
get
> > it to bloom again.
> > Thanks.
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