How to Grow Amaryllis Flowers (Hippeastrum)

Method 1

After flowering, cut down spent flower spikes to the base, but keep the leaves growing on by careful watering and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser weekly.
Place the bulbs in their pots outside or in the greenhouse during the summer months, but shade them from scorching sunshine and water regularly.

Are Amaryllis and Hippeastrum the same?
How do you get Hippeastrums to flower?
Do Hippeastrums like full sun?
Can you keep amaryllis for next year?
Are amaryllis poisonous to dogs?
Are Hippeastrums poisonous?
What's the difference between amaryllis and lilies?
What pollinates amaryllis in the wild?
How many years will an amaryllis bulb bloom?
Can you grow Hippeastrums in pots?
What causes an amaryllis Not to bloom?

Are Amaryllis and Hippeastrum the same?

To put it simply, the true Amaryllis is a bulb from South Africa with only one species in the genus (Amaryllis belladonna). By contrast, Hippeastrums* are from Central and South America with 90 species and over 600 cultivars in the genus – and these are the flowers commercially sold in the UK around Christmas.

How do you get Hippeastrums to flower?

How to grow hippeastrum in a garden

Choose a well drained spot in the garden that attracts full sun to part shade and is sheltered from wind.
Enrich the soil with some compost and Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser before planting.

Do Hippeastrums like full sun?

Where To Plant Hippeastrum. Hippeastrums thrive in full sun or light shade. Ideally, place near a wall or fence so that they're protected from strong winds, but getting plenty of sunlight. They are drought-hardy, able to survive on virtually no rainfall for a year or two, although flowering may be affected.

Can you keep amaryllis for next year?

After the bulb flowers, it will produce several long, strappy leaves. As with other flower bulbs, amaryllis use their leaves to produce energy for next year's flowers. ... Grow your amaryllis indoors during winter and spring. After danger of frost, you can move it outside for the summer.

Are amaryllis poisonous to dogs?

The Amaryllis contains Lycorine and other noxious substances, which can cause increased salivation, gastrointestinal abnormalities (vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, and abdominal pain), lethargy, and tremors in both cats and dogs. The bulb of the plant is reputed to be more toxic than the flowers and stalk.

Are Hippeastrums poisonous?

Symptoms: Ingestion, particularly of the bulb, may cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. The sap may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals. Warning: Seek medical attention if any part of the bulb is eaten or if symptoms occur.

What's the difference between amaryllis and lilies?

An amaryllis has a straight stalk with strap like leaves coming up directly from the bulb. A lily has short leaves, growing out from the stalk all the way from the bulb to the flower. ... They are done blooming and the blooms have been removed, but you can see the difference in the leaves on the stems.

What pollinates amaryllis in the wild?

In nature amaryllis are pollinated by carpenter bees (tropical bees that make bumblebees look small) and moths. Some of the cultivated species are sterile and only reproduce by producing smaller bulbs from the main bulb.

How many years will an amaryllis bulb bloom?

How many years will an amaryllis bulb bloom? With proper care, an amaryllis bulb will grow and bloom for decades. One grower claims his bulb has bloomed every year for 75 years!

Can you grow Hippeastrums in pots?

Hippeastrums are easy to grow in containers, and look fabulous when planted in small terracotta or ceramic pots, one bulb per pot, set out in a row in the sun. Plant your 'hippy' bulbs now for a spring display, in a good-quality potting mix, with some bulb food added.

What causes an amaryllis Not to bloom?

An amaryllis bulb saved from a previous year produces leaves, but doesn't bloom. ... In order for the bulb to bloom again next season, the plant must replenish its depleted food reserves. The strap-like leaves manufacture food for the plant. Place the plant in a sunny window and water when the soil surface is nearly dry.