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- Maintaining Amaryllis Before and After Flowering - This is exemplary
- Professional care lures the flower
- Tips for care during flowering
- Care program after flowering
The Amaryllis shows its elegant flowering mostly in winter time
Maintaining Amaryllis Before and After Flowering - This is exemplary
With its monumental flowers the Amaryllis takes our breath away at a time when other beauties of flowers rest. The furious winter bloom is not accidental, but results from a careful care program. How to cultivate your knight's star before, during and after flowering, can be found out here.
Professional care lures the flower
In November, pare an amaryllis bulb so deep that it is half exposed. Between pot edge and tuber should be a maximum of a thumb width space. Pour the Ritterstern only moderately. The hippeastrum is best kept in a partially shaded spot with temperatures between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius. Within 6 to 8 weeks, the first buds from the onion point.
Tips for care during flowering
If your knight star is in full bloom, it takes little time to complete. How to care for your winter beauty professionally:
The green leaves usually do not drift until the second half of the flowering period. This is the signal for the start of nutrient supply. From this point on, administer a liquid fertilizer for onion flowers every 14 days.
Care program after flowering
The end of the flowering period marks the start of the growth phase of your knight star. Therefore, continue the maintenance program seamlessly. The flower stems and leaves cut off when completely withered. Only from July you reduce the amount of irrigation gradually. In August, an amaryllis settles down, spending it dry, cool and dark until the cycle begins again in November.