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How to prune the leaves and branches of amaryllis so it looks good? A detailed guide to post-bloom care
Amaryllis is a very beautiful flowering plant, deeply loved by flower enthusiasts, and is generally more common in places like Hainan, China, with bright, colorful flowers and extremely high ornamental value. But for friends raising amaryllis for the first time, some of the care ⟦4 <p>Amaryllis is a very beautiful flowering plant, deeply loved by flower enthusiasts, and is generally more common in places like Hainan, China, with bright, colorful flowers and extremely high ornamental value. But for friends raising amaryllis for the first time, they are not very familiar with some of the care techniques for amaryllis. Below, the editor will introduce to you how to prune the leaves and branches of amaryllis and how to handle it after blooming!</p><p></p><p><strong>How to prune the leaves and branches of amaryllis so it looks good</strong></p><p>No matter how long the amaryllis leaves grow, do not cut them; cutting the leaves is actually doing more harm than good.</p><p>In early summer, amaryllis is in the flower bud differentiation stage and needs more nutrients itself. If at this time you dislike the leaves being too long and prune them, and fertilizing cannot keep up, it will affect the plant's growth and even its blooming.</p><p>In midsummer, with ample sunlight and suitable temperatures, amaryllis is in its vigorous growth period. The more leaves there are, the more nutrients the plant produces through photosynthesis, the healthier the plant, and the better it is for blooming next year.</p><p></p><p><strong>How to handle amaryllis after blooming</strong></p><p>1. Handling method if you do not keep seeds</p><p>If you do not want to keep seeds, simply cut off the spent flowers after blooming. Note to cut off the flower buds from the flower scape at 202 cm, keeping part of the leaves and flower scape to promote the growth of the bulb. After some time, the remaining parts will wither on their own; just clean them up in time.</p><p>2. Handling method if you keep seeds</p><p>If you want to keep seeds, you need to pollinate. Use a cotton swab to transfer pollen onto the pistil. For the specific method, refer to, just click: How to pollinate amaryllis. Note: whether keeping seeds or not, the methods are roughly the same. After blooming, pay attention to nurturing the bulb, appropriately apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer or organic fertilizer, apply thin fertilizer frequently, and do not apply too much at once. After pollination, wait patiently, and after the flowers fall, collect the seeds properly. Repeat the remaining steps of the method for not keeping seeds.</p><p></p><p><strong>Reasons why amaryllis does not bloom</strong></p><p>1. Lack of fertilizer</p><p>Although amaryllis has a bulb to store nutrients, it needs a large amount of nutrients when blooming. Without enough fertilizer, how would it have the strength to bloom?</p><p>2. Unsuitable light</p><p>Most amaryllis grown indoors in pots are placed on the coffee table in the living room or on the balcony. If placed on the coffee table, only a little scattered light comes in, which is enough sunlight for leaf growth. However, in a day, there is only 2~3 hours of scattered light, which is far from enough for the plant to bloom normally.</p><p></p><p>3. Moving indoors too early</p><p>Moving the plant indoors too early in autumn is a common problem among many flower enthusiasts. Worried that the flowers will be damaged by frost, they put the flowers in a greenhouse as soon as autumn begins. You should know that flowers in a greenhouse are often too delicate.</p><p>4. Incorrect winter storage</p><p>If you do not remove the plant from the pot for care in winter, when the temperature is above 15°C, the bulb will grow normally and cannot rest and replenish nutrients, affecting blooming the next year.</p><p>5. Do not plant too deep</p><p>Many flower enthusiasts take out the bulb for storage during the dormancy period of amaryllis, and replant it in spring. Pay attention to the bulb being buried too deep, which causes poor breathing, slow growth, fewer flowers, or even no flowers.</p><p></p><p><strong>How to repot and change the soil for amaryllis</strong></p><p>Amaryllis is a relatively fast-growing plant. After a year of growth in a pot, the nutrients in the soil are almost used up. To allow the amaryllis to continue growing and blooming, repotting is necessary.</p><p>The suitable time for repotting amaryllis is roughly early spring or early autumn.</p><p>When repotting, keep some of the soil around the roots on the roots. The soil in the new pot should be loose, fertile, have excellent drainage, and contain humus. Once these are prepared, you can repot. After repotting, place it in a place with less light.</p><p></p><p>Having said all this, I believe everyone now has a deeper understanding of the care methods for amaryllis. If you like flowers, you might as well grow a pot of amaryllis. Placing it in the living room, on the balcony, or in the courtyard is a very good choice!</p>
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