My amaryllis didn't bloom and the last leaf is 'dying.' What do I do now?

Question

I bought this bulb last November and planted it. It never bloomed but shot out 5-6 great looking leaves. Now the last leaf is turning yellow. What do I need to do to preserve it and when is the soonest I can plant again to start over? Hopefully it blooms this next time :D

It is not planted outside in the ground, but in a pot inside.

Answer 1

Stop watering it and let the foliage dry up. Once the foliage has withered up, move it pot and all, to a discrete location. I chose the basement for mine, it was cooler, but I had a window, so it would get some light. Leave it that way until early December. Begin watering it again. Shortly it should produce a flower spike and bloom around the first of the year. Sometimes it takes longer, some of mine didn't want to bloom until Feb. or March. Once the flower spike is 1" or so, move it to a bright window.

After the plant has bloomed, fertilize it! don't over-fertilize it, but really make an effort. It will affect the following years bloom.

Good luck
I hope that this helps

Answer 2

It needs a rest. just put it on a shelf in a closet (pot and all)and let the leaves die back. Do NOT water for 3 months. and cut back the leaves to the crown when they are completely yellowed. In 3 months time, Take out your potted bulb again and place in sunny window and start watering and feed some Schultz liquid fertilizer. it will bloom. Repeat this cycle after each bloom and let the leaves die back naturally... they need to do the photosynthesis thing to store energy in the bulb for future blooms. Then the bulb needs a rest. (12 weeks)... Good luck.....and be patient!

Answer 3

If you live in a place where the ground doesn't freeze you can just leave it in. Or you can dig it up and keep in cool and dry.

Answer 4

sometimes it takes the second year to produce