Anyone who was able to experience the wonderful amaryllis in its picturesque flower dress would like to make it bloom again. With the right strategy, you can successfully spur the knight star on for another heyday. We equip you here with the gardening tools.

The amaryllis needs to be properly cared for so that it blooms several times

Cut faded amaryllis in stages - this is how it works

With a prudent pruning after the salami tactic, you direct the onion flower early in the direction of another bloom. How to cut your knight star properly after flowering:

  • Cut each flower off the main stem once it has withered
  • Remove the flower stalk just above the bulb when it has yellowed
  • Do not cut the green leaves

If you cut off faded flowers in good time, a star star will not invest any energy in the growth of fruit. This energy is thus available for a blossom revival next winter.

Continue care program non-stop

The growth phase, which immediately follows the flowering period, is characteristic of the vegetation cycle of an amaryllis. During the summer, a new bud forms inside the bulb. You should therefore continue the care of a faded knight's star seamlessly. How to do it right:

  • Continue watering the leafy plant at the previous location after pruning
  • Pamper with a liquid fertilizer every 14 days until July
  • Carry the hippeastrum onto the sunny balcony from mid-May

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

Floral abstinence in autumn promotes the willingness to bloom

The ingenious care strategy with the goal of renewed flowering is rounded off by an autumnal dormancy. This process has proven itself in practice:

  • Water less from July until the Ritterstern is dry in August
  • Stop fertilizing from the beginning of August
  • In September put the plant in a cool, dark room

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

tips

While you're struggling to get an amaryllis to bloom again, the bulb has a little gift in store for you. Small onions with their own leaves thrive on the side of the bulb. Planted in their own pot, the daughter bulbs transform into a magnificent knight star within 1 to 2 years.

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Vegetable garden