The foliage is normal for Amaryllis, after blooming the bulbs need to be in light to put energy back in the bulb. After I force them the first year I transition to spring blooming, I set them out around late April early May in zone 4b. Once they are done blooming I leave them outside until about 3 week in Sept, at that point I put them in a cool dark area (my basement), occasionally watering them minimally during the winter, come spring I start the process all over. They are left in their containers the entire time.
