Repotting Amaryllis Bulbs

After danger of frost you can move it outside for the summer.

Repotting amaryllis bulbs. As with other flower bulbs amaryllis use their leaves to produce energy for next year s flowers. Give the plant plenty of bright light to help it build up its reserves. This is a plant that does best when root bound so you only need to repot if the bulb is starting to get very close to the edge of the container. Although the bulbs are perennials in u s.

A chopstick or stake helps in removing old mix. Repotting some amaryllis bulbs amazon http amzn to 2hgbanu amaryllis bulb kit http amzn to 2z8oec1 you can help support this channel by using the amazon. When repotting amaryllis consider the size carefully. Grow your amaryllis indoors during winter and spring.

How to repot amaryllis. Compared to most flowers amaryllis bulbs are easily encouraged to bloom additional times but for best results they require proper treatment year round to ensure they are developing correctly through each season. Amaryllis hippeastrum spp flower in shades of red pink or white producing large blooms atop tall flower stems. How to repot amaryllis.

Every year or so its help to pop the bulb out of the pot and rejuvenate the mix as shown in our step by step repotting guide. Amaryllis flowers usually appear in winter or spring and last several weeks before fading. Below is our illustrated step by step guide to partially repotting refreshing your amaryllis. The only difference if you were doing a full repotting is that you would remove much more of the old mix at stage 3.