Amaryllis and Hippeastrums: Amaryllis as a cut flower, 1 by tabasco

tabasco wrote:

I often cut an amaryllis bloom or two and put them in a crystal vase or float a short one in a bowl.

I place them on coffee tables, dining table, or on my dresser. Makes a much prettier presentation without the clunky pots and I can appreciate them more that way.

I have never put water in the stem yet they seem to stay nice for a long time.

Also, when they are almost ready to bloom I may take them out of their pot, dirt and all, place them in a bigger pot with, say, forced hyacinths or other perennials like purple rock cress or pansies for a fun spring basket that usually draws a lot of compliments.