I recently came across this picture of my three waxed amaryllis bulbs starting to bloom, several years ago.
The photo dates back to the year I purchased the bulbs - encased in gold-coloured wax. No watering was required, as I recall... An easy indoor garden!
The following spring, I removed the wax and potted them in soil. At this point I had to begin watering them.
When the weather turned warm, I moved the pots outdoors and kept watering them.
Then in fall I removed all the soil and the roots, and let the bulbs rest in a brown bag (in the dark) in our basement for several months. No watering. Then, in early December, I repotted them again and resumed watering.
That winter, only two bulbs bloomed, although all grew healthy-looking leaves.
This year, I plan to do the same again - but start them several weeks apart. This is the first bulb I've replanted. I wonder how many of the bulbs will bloom this year.
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