Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: It,s not Christmas until Minerva arrives!, 0 by celticgreenman

celticgreenman wrote:
She is my favorite Amaryllis. I've had this bulb for 4 years now and she never fails to put on a show for the holidays! I keep her watered after the flower dies cut off the flower stalk. In the spring after frost danger usually after May 1st I plant the bulb right into the ground in my south facing garden. I keep her watered and fertilize twice a month with miracle grow. Then in September I dig her up put her in a paper grocery bag in a cool dark barn. I let the leaves die naturally. I then pot her up in late October or early November give her a drink of water and watch her come back to life with beautiful blooms for the Christmas season She has even giving me two flower stalks when she is feeling especially generous!