Great Tip in How To Cut Spent Amaryllis/Hippeastrum Bloom Stalks in Difficult Spaces

By mcash70
January 3, 2014

Once the beautiful blooms have faded on your Amaryllis plants, the bloom stalks will need cutting if you are not letting the plant set seed pods. This will let the energy go into the production of the leaves to feed the bulb.

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Joannabanana

Jan 2, 2014 7:15 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Joanne
Calgary, AB Canada (Zone 3a)

What a smart tip! Thanks for sharing

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greene

Jan 2, 2014 8:15 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Great idea! and a good use for all the AARP fake membership cards that arrive in the mail. Thanks for sharing the idea!

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

| @greene | Post #533147 (2)

mcash70

Jan 2, 2014 9:03 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Joanne, glad you liked my idea, thank you very much for the

tip.

Green, I agree, perfect use for those cards besides the shredder.

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greene

Jan 2, 2014 10:25 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Oh, we save them to use when working with the 2-part epoxy. They provide a good mixing surface, and are a good tool for spreading/evening the epoxy.

We used to use them to scrape ice off the windshield, but uh...live too far south now. Well, shut my mouth -

tonight's temperature may be 28 degrees!

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

| @greene | Post #533188 (4)

qwilter

Jan 3, 2014 6:26 AM CST

Name: Jean
Fleming Island, FL (Zone 9a)

Darn, and I've ben tossing those cards for years.

Thanks for the info. I got 4 bulbs right after Thanksgiving to use as Christmas decorations. All have bloomed a couple times & new shoots still starting. Now I know how to best trim off those stalks.

Blessed are the Quilters for they are the Piecemakers.

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mcash70

Jan 3, 2014 10:02 AM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Green, you should write that up as a tip about other uses for those cards.

Thanks everyone for all the thumbs.

Eclayne, thank you very much for the

tip.

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Dollybelle

Jan 11, 2014 4:18 PM CST

Name: Dollybelle
Edmond, OK (Zone 7a)

Great idea. It is very hard to keep from decapitating the new bud.

Dollybelle

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mcash70

Jan 11, 2014 6:19 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Thank you Dollybelle!

I had another difficult one to cut the other day, the leaves were curved around the stalk and here is how I used the cardboard to cut it, worked perfectly, no cut leaves.

| @mcash70 | Post #537403 (8)

flaflwrgrl

May 14, 2015 10:44 AM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I don't know how I ever missed this when it was first posted. This is an EXCELLENT tip!

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mcash70

May 14, 2015 12:04 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)