I bought two amaryllis flower bulbs that come in a box. One for myself and the other for my sister. We planted them at the same time and placed them both in a window sill where they will get a lot of sun, and they both seemed to be doing alright. I noticed that hers is growing faster and is getting ready to bloom (you can see the red petals ready to open) byt my flower looks about the same as it did when I planted it. The stem where the bloom would be seems to have a tear and to me doesn't seem like it will ever bloom. Should I trim that part off? And will another stalk/stem/bloom appear? There seems to be something that looks like what could be a stem with a bloom, but being new to amaryllis flowers, I'm not sure. Any suggestions?
2007-12-23 08:09:26 · 4 answers · asked by snuhlenbrock 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Stay calm, follow the directions and be patient....good things come to those who waite. Merry Christmas !
2007-12-23 09:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Jim T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi i am an amaryllis expert that is why they call me theamaryllisqueen, anyways some amaryllis take longer than others because either your sisters got more taken care of well and hers probably got nourrished by a fertilizer, anyways i had an amaryllis last year and i bought it and me and my brother bought the same kind and his was growing faster and i got a little mad because i thought there was something rong with the bulb, so i fertilized it put it in a window and i just leaved it alone and in about a week it had a huge growing spurt because i gave it a fertilizer and had patients, now it is blooming this year with 3 flower stalks, no you should not trim the part of because i once did that and it messed up the growth of my other amaryllis bulb, it would be just like someone terring of my legs just because i can't walk fast enough, don't worry some people grow faster than others it is the same thing with amaryllis, they ussually bloom 6-8 weeks after they have been planted, your sister probably bought hers and there was a flower stock that already came out so that is why hers bloomed because it was ready, yours is not ready yet but it will bloom the flower stalk is very small and is packed inside the bulb and sometimes it takes 1 week or 2 to see new growth. How long ago did you buy it if you tell me i could help you much more. If you trim that of there will not be a new stalk that will appear because the bulb will be dammaged and will be wasting its energy reparing itself. I had the same problem as you one year so i got fedup so i dissected the bulb and i saw one flower stalk inside the bulb and i thought to myself i should have had more patients.
2007-12-24 00:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and No. Amaryllis sets one bloom per bulb. If you trim it off you won't have a flower. The leaves are flat, bloom stem round with a teardrop shaped head. Be patient.
2007-12-23 22:14:15 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have you checked the PH of the soil in the pot?
If you used the same soil your slower growth could be due to a lot of things - even the genetics of your particular bulb. And yeah, It won't hurt to trim off the damaged area.
2007-12-23 09:50:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋