Why don't amaryllis need water when storing?
The perennial amaryllis (hippeastrum) goes through different phases with different temperatures throughout the year Care requirements: the growth phase (spring and summer after flowering), the resting phase (autumn) and the flowering phase (in the Winter). In the resting phase the amaryllis bulb in the pot or completely without soil should be dark and cool at 5 degrees Celsius stored become. Now you can never water or fertilize. That would disrupt the resting process, so that the plant cannot gather enough energy for flowering. This hinders flowering.
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How to properly water the amaryllis before and after storage?
The amaryllis bulb should after the rest period standing in a bright and warm place in November slowly back water and very moderate fertilizer receive. This initiates flowering. In the flowering phase you should keep the plant moist, but not wet. It is essential to avoid waterlogging, as the amaryllis reacts to this with root rot and hanging leaves and flowers. After the flowering period, you should continue the plant regularly
pour. Do not stop watering until Augustto initiate the rest period.Do wax-coated amaryllis need water?
Amaryllis can also be purchased in a wax coat at Christmas time. The onion was dipped in several layers of wax. These amaryllis require almost no maintenance. They are already supplied with sufficient nutrients before sale, so that they form a magnificent bloom just in time for Christmas with almost no help. You don't even have to water them. Just make them warm and bright. However, the flower lasts only a few days and the plant leaves thereafter mostly because their roots have been removed.
How long does an amaryllis last without water?
Normally do you have an amaryllis many years Joy. With good care forms a lush bloom every year at Christmas time. For this, however, it needs water at the right time (growth and flowering phase) and no water at all during the resting phase. However, do not water them at all during the flowering or growth phase, dries the tuber completely after a few months and dies off. It can only be saved to a certain extent because it is very drought-resistant.
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Also store the amaryllis as a cut flower in a dry place
It is also possible to keep the amaryllis cut flowers without water for a few days in order to use them later in an arrangement or similar. To do this, you must freshly cut off the stem by at least one centimeter and wrap the end with scotch tape to stabilize it. At around five to six degrees Celsius, the amaryllis will keep fresh for some time in a dry cold room.
