Never cut off green leaves
The leaves play a key role in the subtropical vegetation cycle of an amaryllis. The foliage only sprouts towards the end of the flowering period in order to support the formation of buds inside the bulb during the summer growth period. If you cut off green leaves from a knight's star, this process is so severely disturbed that the hope of a renewed bloom remains unfulfilled.
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If your knight star refuses to flower, do not lure it out by removing the leaves that are too long. Rather, do not use the scissors until the leaves are completely absorbed and dead.
Amaryllis leaves that are too long signal location problems
With unnatural leaf growth, your knight star communicates that it suffers from a lack of light. Without enough sunlight, the amaryllis keeps its flower under lock and key and sends out its leaves as floral light detectors. How to react correctly:
- Carry a knight's star with leaves that are too long to a sunny spot
- The plant continues from below to water
- Apply liquid fertilizer every 14 days
Under ideal lighting conditions, photosynthesis increases to the level required for flower induction. Supported by the professional care program, the flowering will not be long in coming. As a result, it is not uncommon for you to look forward to a knight's star that blooms in summer.
Tips
Wilted petals of an amaryllis in a pot and in the vase are cleaned before they fall off. Otherwise, the intensely colored remains of flowers on your windowsill, wall or curtain will cause unsightly stains that are very difficult to remove.
