Amaryllises that have finished blooming make handsome winter house plants. Keep the leafy bulb watered until late summer and feed the plant weekly with a balanced water soluble fertilizer, such as Miracle-Gro™. Instead of reducing watering in late August, keep up the watering and feeding schedule all winter indoors (you might want to re-pot into a container 2” larger all around than the one you’ve been growing your bulb in). Your amaryllis will bloom again bounteously next spring.

  How to make an amaryllis re-bloom:

1. When the last flower fades, cut off the stalk just above the place where it connects to the body of the bulb. Don't remove or damage the leaves.

2. Move the leafy bulb to the sunniest indoor location (plant lights can help).

3. Water and fertilize regularly throughout the winter.

4. After the last frost date (May 15), move the amaryllis outdoors to a sunny location. Water daily.

5. Around August 15, move the plant back indoors. Put it into a cool spot (50-60ºF) in good light, and stop all watering.

6. When the leaves have died down completely, move the amaryllis bulb into a completely dark spot to rest for several months. Do not water the bulb during this period.

7. Check the bulb every few weeks or so. Around November 15 the tip of a new flower stalk should emerge from the bulb. Move the bulb into a warm, shady indoor location for 3 weeks. Begin watering and fertilizing again.

8. After 3 weeks, re-pot the amaryllis into fresh soil (do not bury the bulb's top) and place it in the sunniest spot available.

9. Repeat annually!