Thanks, that's very encouraging. I gave one to my parents with their
Christmas gift and they love it. It now has lovely blooms and I was hoping
they could get it to rebloom - so it would be a gift that keeps on giving!
:-)
"Barry C. Parsons" <pu-leeez@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> .
> <douglasg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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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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