Bring the amaryllis back to flower

Cut faded amaryllis in stages - this is how it works

With a careful pruning according to the salami tactic, you direct the onion flower in the direction of another blossom at an early stage. How to cut your knight star after flowering professional:

• Cut off each individual flower from the main stem as soon as it has wilted
• Remove the flower stem just above the bulb when it has turned yellow
• Don't cut the green leaves

If you cut dead flowers in good time, a knight star does not invest any energy in the growth of Fruits. This energy is therefore available for a flower revival next winter.

Continue the maintenance program non-stop

The growth phase that immediately follows the flowering period is characteristic of the vegetation cycle of an amaryllis. As the summer progresses, a new bud forms inside the bulb. So put on one

faded knight star maintenance continues seamlessly. How to do it right:

• After pruning, continue to water the leafy plant at the previous location
• Treat yourself to a liquid fertilizer every 14 days until July
• From mid-May, wear the Hippeastrum on the sunny balcony

So that the decorative leaves do not suffer from sunburn, we recommend hardening the amaryllis in the partially shaded location for the first 8 to 10 days.

Flower leave in autumn promotes the willingness to flower

The ingenious care strategy with the aim of a renewed flowering is rounded off by a dormant autumn vegetation. This process has proven itself in practice:

• Water less from July until the knight's star is dry in August
• Do not fertilize any more from the beginning of August
• In September put the plant in a cool, dark room

Until November, the amaryllis remains without light at temperatures between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius. Repot the knight's star in fresh substrate 6 to 8 weeks before the desired flowering and place the pot in a bright, warm window seat.