- This is how the indoor amaryllis gets through the winter healthy
- Garden amaryllis will last until the frost line
The wide-ranging genus of the amaryllis family gives us magnificent species with different degrees of cold tolerance. While the popular knight star inspires us as a winter-flowering houseplant, the garden amaryllis adorns the summer flower bed. Hibernation is correspondingly differentiated. Explore all the important details here.
During the cold season, indoor amaryllis bloom
This is how the indoor amaryllis gets through the winter healthy
Vernacular persists in calling the Knight's Star Amaryllis, regardless of its actual taxonomy as Hippeastrum. The real amaryllis belladonna and the knight's star combine an abundance of flowers and frost sensitivity in equal measure. Thanks to its uncomplicated care, the knight star has established itself as a houseplant. How to hibernate:
- Place in a dark room from September to November at temperatures between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius
- Repot in November and place in a light location with temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees Celsius
- Water moderately from below as the buds sprout
Water the Ritterstern regularly until the end of the flowering period in February/March. When the first leaves sprout, apply a liquid fertilizer every 14 days.
Garden amaryllis will last until the frost line
As a hybrid of amaryllis belladonna and hook lily, the garden amaryllis is significantly more cold-tolerant than a knight star. However, the summer flower does not thrive as really hardy, given a minimum temperature of - 1 degree Celsius. With the help of the following precautions, you can keep the plant healthy through the cold season:
- Dig up the onion in good time before the onset of winter
- Cut off the dead leaves
- Store on an airy shelf or in a box with sand in a dark and frost-free place
The following year, replant the overwintered garden amaryllis in March/April, provided the soil has completely thawed.
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If you are looking for an extraordinary plant for your aquarium, you will surprisingly find what you are looking for in the multi-faceted amaryllis family. The narrow-leaved hook lily thrives extremely well under water. At the same time, the filigree leaves adorn the small water world without causing too much shade.