Wilted blossoms and green leaves on your Knight's Star signal that the subtropical bulbous plant is in transition from the winter flowering period to the summer growth phase. Here you can find out how you can take care of your amaryllis in the mood for another blossom festival.

If the withered flowers of the amaryllis are not cut off, they can form seeds

How to properly prune a faded amaryllis

If a flower stalk has completely faded, please do not hesitate to cut it back. Individual withered flowers can be cleaned out in advance so that they do not waste unnecessary energy on the growth of a fruit. Only cut the main stem when there are no more flowers on it and it has yellowed. The green leaves remain untouched by these measures.

The end of flowering marks the beginning of summer care

Once a knight's star has faded, it doesn't think about retiring to floral old age for a long time. Give a hippeastrum this care and set the course for the next bloom:

  • Fertilize liquid every 14 days from March to July
  • Place in a sunny, warm spot on the balcony or in the garden from mid-May
  • Continue watering the knight's star regularly from below

As a rule, a knight star only develops its full foliage when it has faded. Depending on the general conditions, the leaves sprout before. Therefore, keep an eye on your amaryllis during flowering to start feeding in parallel with leaf growth.

Planting out in the bed promotes reblooming

If a knight's star has already faded very early in the year, there are good prospects of motivating it to flower again in the course of the summer. In this case, cut off wilted flowers in good time so that the plant can conserve its energy. After the ice saints, plant the leafy amaryllis and the pot in a warm, sunny spot in the garden. In this case, please cut off wilted flowers as soon as possible.

This is how summer care ends

The growth phase is completed by August. Regularly supplied with water and nutrients, a new flower complex has now formed inside the bulb. Now your knight star feels like taking a break. You meet the wish with this care:

  • Gradually reduce the amount of water from July
  • Completely stop supplying water and nutrients in August
  • Put the knight star in the cool, dark cellar in September

The amaryllis stays in its resting quarters until November. During this time, cut off the sheets that have now been drawn in. After this dormant period is complete, you repot the bulb and the cycle begins again.

tips

Please only dispose of withered blossoms and other clippings from an amaryllis in the compost if no pets or grazing cattle have access to it. All parts of a star star are so poisonous that just a few grams are enough to poison dogs, cats and other four-legged friends.

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Vegetable garden