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Sep 9, 2020 12:18 PM CST
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have had a amaryllis for 2 years and it hasent bloomed yet however it took a long time to grow leaves this year but it had beautiful leaves
dont know what to do but have done everything that the magaziines have said to do know what. help
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Sep 9, 2020 12:45 PM CST
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Welcome to the site!

What was it you did the magazine said to do?
Approximately what is the size of the bulb, can you add a pic
As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Sep 9, 2020 1:29 PM CST
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champlin mn
let rest for 8-12 weeks i did just that to the day, fertizlie once a month but didnt say how much fertizler
bulb size is about 22cm. thanks for the help, i figure i can get it to bloom or garbage
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Sep 9, 2020 7:35 PM CST
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I just put mine up on the front porch to keep it from getting anymore moisture. I put it in the basement in a cool dark space and let it go into dormancy in Nov/Dec I start giving it a minimal amount of water and continue until April May when I bring it out and put it in a full sun spot and allow it to bloom.

They also should be in a pot so that the side is around 1/2" from the bulb
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Sep 11, 2020 4:28 AM CST
Name: Barbara
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Crawgarden's advice is right on. Let the pot start to dry out and at the end of October, put it someplace where it won't freeze: the leaves will yellow and wilt. 2 summers without blooming isn't abnormal. That is why crawgarden asked about the size of the bulb. Size can be a indicator of age and cultivar. The small flowered ones and the cybisters do not make large bulbs. If it is one of the cybisters, they can be treated as a houseplant in the winter, they often don't go dormant.

Young bulbs take 3-4 years before they are large enough to bloom. Some people claim that you need at least 4 good leaves before you will have one blooming scape the next year. If you had nice leaves this summer, and the bulb feels full and firm, it probably will bloom next year. If you adopted your bulb after it had bloomed for someone else, it could still take a few summers for it to rebuild itself and make new blooming scapes. Depending on your space and patience, I wouldn't give up on it. If the bulb continues to make leaves and not blooms, one of the things to check is sunlight. I recommend if someone has a bulb that only produces leaves, move the pot to a sunnier area. Here in Florida, Intense afternoon sun burns the leaves but often a bit longer sun exposure will trigger scape production.
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Sep 11, 2020 9:02 AM CST
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to beshaft
thanks for the information it helps me have hope that it is still in bloomiing shape, I will still keep trying to get it to
bloom for 2 more years thanks again

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