Amaryllis Plant

This amaryllis is white with reddish purple stripes and a touch of green in the center.

Amaryllis plant. Some varieties are bicolor such as purple and green or picotee having petals with a different edge color. This exotic looking flower would make the perfect amaryllis gift. Like daffodils or tulips the amaryllis plant starts out as a bulboften sold as part of a kit containing the bulb a heavy pot and some growing medium ideally a sterile soilless planting mix.

If you suspect your pet has snacked on your amaryllis contact your veterinarian. The plant has tall flower spires reaching 30cm to even 60cm for. Then as these fade another flower spike will appear.

Few bulbs are easier to grow than amaryllis and few bloom with greater exuberance and beauty. If ingested by cats or dogs the plant can cause vomiting diarrhea lethargy abdominal pain drooling loss of appetite and tremors. In summary the charm of the Amaryllis is the bloom of colors it can bring to your home in the winter months with a relatively easy-care routine.

Rich well-drained soil outdoors. You also will need to water the plant about twice a week. Other than that be sure you keep the plant out of harms way and out of direct sunlight during long portions of the day.

Water well following planting until theyre established. Within about six weeks of planting theyll produce a tall flower spike with three to five large trumpet-shaped blooms. Keep them at a steady 20 25C to trigger them to begin growing - your airing cupboard is ideal.

The flowering bulb blooms just in time for the holidays and can continue to live for decades with repeat. 8 to 10 USDA Native Area. Rich potting mix indoors Soil pH.