Amaryllis Bulbs

We have Jumbo and Large Amaryllis Bulbs, pre-chilled so you can just pot up and watch grow! Each bulb comes with a free pot and soil.

Also Known As: Hippeastrum.

Of all flowering bulbs, amaryllis are the easiest to bring to bloom. This can be accomplished indoors or out, and over an extended period of time. The amaryllis originated in South America's tropical regions. The large flowers and ease with which they can be brought to bloom make amaryllis popular and in demand worldwide. Our Amaryllis Bulbs are pre-chilled so you can plant and enjoy it growing and blooming!

Planting Of:

green Allow 6-8 weeks from planting time to blooming time. Plant pointed end up, with the roots down. Cover only a little over half the bulb with a good indoor potting soil. (our bulbs come with a free pot and soil) Water good and set in a warm, sunny spot. Ideal is an east, west or south window. Water only to keep it moist not real wet as this will cause root rot. Watch it grow and bloom!

  • Your planting pot can be small, just an inch or two wider than the bulb itself. Use a container with drainage holes in the bottom

  • When you water, make sure to empty the saucer under the pot so the pot never sits in water. Overwatering or constantly wet soil will cause the bulb to rot. When the plant is blooming, underwatering (or high temperatures) can cause the flowers to dry out prematurely. During summer when the foliage is actively growing, water and fertilize generously.

  • Replenish the potting soil after the fall rest period by scraping away some of the old soil and replacing it with fresh soil. Or repot into all fresh soil after the fall rest period. At that time you can also split off the offsets (baby bulbs) and pot them up individually if you wish. Offsets will have the same flower as the mother bulb.

    • Keeping The Amaryllis Bulb

    Month What Happens
    Dec. and Jan. *Blooming Time
    Feb. thru April * Keep moist in sunny spot, keep fertilizing.
    May thru August * After threat of frost, plant outdoors or set in pot outdoors. Keep watering and fertilizing.
    September-October * Bring indoors, Clean the bulb and place it in a cool (40-50 deg. F), dark place such as the crisper of your refrigerator for 6-8 weeks. Caution: Do not store amaryllis bulbs in a refrigerator that contains apples, this will sterilize the bulbs. Store the bulbs for a minimum of 6 weeks no longer than 8 weeks. Plant Again. After 6-8 weeks you may remove bulbs whenever you would like to plant them. Plant bulbs 8 weeks before you would like them to bloom.