Content
- So cultivate and plant the garden amaryllis properly
- When is planting time?
- Which location does the garden amaryllis prefer?
- What to look for when planting?
- How do I properly pour and fertilize the hooklily?
- Is the garden amaryllis hardy?
- Tips
The Garden Amaryllis brings an exotic touch to the garden bed
So cultivate and plant the garden amaryllis properly
The garden amaryllis continues in the summer with brilliant flower splendor, which celebrates the Amaryllis belladonna in winter as a houseplant. This fact raises questions about the proper cultivation. Explore compact, practical answers to the right care and plant a Crinum.
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In May the time corridor for planting a garden amaryllis opens. In wintery locations, the starting signal for the planting time is in the middle of May, when the danger of delayed ground frosts is over.
Which location does the garden amaryllis prefer?
Immigrated from the sun-drenched regions of South Africa, the hooked lily wants to take its place at this location:
So that the majestic funnel blossoms do not languish under blazing sun, preferably choose a location with slight shading at lunchtime.
What to look for when planting?
The linchpin of correct planting is a slightly oblique to lying orientation of the flower bulb. Please plant a garden amaryllis so deep that the onion neck is still visible. This technique ensures that no water gets inside the bulb tip and destroys any hope of flowering.
How do I properly pour and fertilize the hooklily?
The water and nutrient balance of a Garden Amaryllis is designed for moderation. Only water the tropical flower grace when the soil has dried well on the surface. Fertilization is preferably with compost and horn shavings. From May to July, work the organic material lightly into the soil every 2 weeks and water.
Is the garden amaryllis hardy?
Temperatures well below freezing reliably kill any garden amaryllis. Therefore, dig out the bulbs before the first frost to keep them dark, dry and frost-free. If the tubers stay in the tub substrate throughout the winter, pour occasionally so that they do not completely dry out.
Tips
As a sterile hybrid Crinum powellii, the Garden Amaryllis can not be propagated by sowing. This circumstance does not bother much, as the bulbs diligently produce onions. For offspring of other specimens, cut off the bulbs in autumn or spring. Planted in nutrient-rich, loose substrate, they turn into magnificent young plants in no time.