A healthy bulb will be firm and free from any mold spots bruising or other signs of damage.
Christmas flower bulbs.
Amaryllis is one of the easiest flower bulbs to grow and care for.
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These exotic looking flowers bloom about four to six weeks after you plant the bulb.
How to grow bulbs for christmas.
After the flowers fade cut off the bloom stalk.
A support stake is handy for keeping the blooms upright but little else is required.
This is the perfect time to plant indoor bulbs to ensure they provide a fabulous display on the big day.
After blossoming the bulb needs to grow and store food for next season s bloom.
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The bulb is depleted of minerals after flowering but the stalks remain.
Start by choosing the largest bulb available because the bigger the bulb the more stems and flowers it will produce.
Continue to water and fertilize as normal until the leaves begin to yellow.
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Few bulbs are easier to grow than amaryllis and few bloom with greater exuberance and beauty.
By cutting off the tops of the stalks down while leaving the leaves you can allow the amaryllis to begin its re flowering process.
Often the bulbs actually shrink in size from the stress of blooming and need to recover lost nutrients.
Once your amaryllis flowers are gone for the season it is time to learn how to care for an amaryllis in its replenishing stage.
Most varieties will begin blooming six to eight weeks after planting.
When the stalk begins to sag carefully cut it off just above the bulb nose.
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Fill the pot with fresh potting soil and plant the bulb so that its top third shows above the soil surface.
Your bulb can stay in this same pot for many years.
Just plant the bulb in good potting soil water regularly and provide bright indirect light.
Some can take as long as ten weeks.
If the pot doesn t have a drainage hole transplant the bulb to a slightly bigger pot that has one.
After all flowers fade cut them off at the top of the stalk.
At this time cut the leaves back to about 2 inches from the top of the bulb and remove it from the pot.
Those big bulbs can take center stage again next christmas if given proper care.
Plant indoor bulbs to flower for christmas.
Follow the steps below and get excited for big beautiful blooms.
To have hyacinths in flower for the christmas period make sure you buy bulbs labelled prepared.
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