While many people treat amaryllis bulbs as annuals and throw them away once they finish blooming after the holidays, these plants can be cultivated and forced to rebloom for years. Here’s everything ...

Q: I have a friend who gives me an amaryllis bulb every year. I love them. I love having something blooming in the house during the winter. But I can’t bear to kill anything, so after they are done ...

Did you receive a wax-covered Amaryllis over the holidays, only to be disappointed that it will not bloom again? Sadly, due to the wax, it is not even compostable after its useful life is over. Of ...

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Most gardeners compost their amaryllis once it finishes flowering, but I’ve had success getting mine to rebloom in a container with the right growing medium. It does require patience, as it can take ...

A few years ago a reader and friend of mine asked me why she could not get her amaryllis to rebloom. About two to three weeks ago, I had a friend from the pool ask me about saving and getting ...

Forcing is a horticultural term that means manipulating a plant’s environment, primarily the light and temperature, to get it to bloom at the desired time. Although you may not realize it, you are ...

My husband’s grandmother, who could make a bare stick grow, reputedly just pitched her spent amaryllis bulb into a bucket, stored it in an unheated garage, got it out every fall, repotted it, and had ...

While the poinsettia is the holiday plant of the season, the modern-day amaryllis is my new fave. The giant ‘Red Lion’ was the variety of choice for a long time, but red can be overdone at this time ...

Some people consider poinsettias the official flower of the holiday season. I say, "Move over, poinsettia, and make way for amaryllis!" Whenever I'm tempted to buy a poinsettia, I picture how it'll ...