Failure to flower can follow excessive shade, early drying, or insufficient watering during the preceding summer. Bulb scale mite, narcissus bulb fly, and fungal diseases are listed problems.
How to care for amaryllis
Keep an indoor amaryllis lightly watered until new leaves appear, then water regularly in bright filtered light.
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Find a bright, steady position
Light and temperature
Give amaryllis bright filtered light indoors. A named RHS hybrid also accepts full light, but protect the foliage from scorching sun.
Use the cycle temperatures in the indoor guidance: about 21°C after planting, 15–18°C while flowers are open, then around 13°C for eight to ten weeks during the late-season rest.
Check the mix, drainage and pot
Watering, drainage and repotting
Water sparingly after planting until new leaves appear, then water regularly without leaving water in the saucer. Reduce or stop watering during the late-season rest.
Use peat-free John Innes No. 2 or multipurpose compost in a pot only a little larger than the bulb, with about two-thirds of the bulb above the surface. Repot after flowering. Published intervals range from two to three years to three to five years.
Feed only during active growth
Fertilizer and active growth
Feed during active growth after flowering. RHS ranges from weekly balanced liquid feed to feeding every two weeks with a dilute product for a named hybrid, while Minnesota describes monthly indoor feeding, so follow the chosen product label.
Check the visible signs before changing care
Common problems
Use the verdict for this exact plant
Pet safety
Sources
- Royal Horticultural SocietyQuick facts; cultivation notes; aftercare; propagation; problems
- Royal Horticultural SocietyHow to Grow; growing conditions; houseplant placement
- University of Minnesota ExtensionAmaryllis houseplant care and fertilizing guidance
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlScientific name; toxicity; toxic principles; clinical signs
Pet-safety information for catalog plants uses ASPCA reference data where available. It is reference information, not veterinary advice.