Throw an onion into a flower pot and it sprouts in 2 weeks, blooming big and bright, easy to grow and beautiful

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) has large, brightly colored flowers. When it blooms it looks a bit like a lily, with a wide-open flower shape that opens toward the sun, and it comes in all kinds of colors. It is very suitable for growing at home and is a very easy-care flowering plant that looks lovely in a pot.

Amaryllis is a perennial bulbous flower. Its bulb looks very much like an onion on the outside. Generally, once its bulb reaches about 7 cm in size, it will bloom smoothly, so when growing it in a pot, do not choose too small a bulb, otherwise you will have to wait a long time for it to bloom.

Caring for amaryllis is, on the whole, quite simple. It likes sandy loam rich in humus and with good drainage. For potting soil you can mix peat and perlite in equal proportions, or you can use plain garden soil with some river sand and plant ash added, along with plenty of base fertilizer.

It also likes a warm, humid climate, with an optimum growing temperature of 18-25°C. It likes sunlight but dislikes intense heat, so the sunlight should not be too strong, and in midsummer it should be shaded appropriately.

Amaryllis does not have high water requirements either. There is just one thing: it dislikes waterlogging. Follow the rule of watering when dry and letting it dry out between waterings. Do not water too much; keeping it slightly moist is enough, otherwise the bulb will easily rot.

There is one more thing to note: if you want amaryllis to bloom smoothly, when its onion-like bulb is first potted, the bulb must not be completely buried in the soil. If the whole thing is buried in the soil, it is very likely to grow only leaves and no flowers. So when planting, cover the bulb with soil only up to 1/3 of its height, leaving more than half of it above the soil.

Because the bulb is very prone to rotting when planted, after potting you should also check the state of the bulb frequently. Before the leaves grow out, the bulb is very prone to rotting during this period. After it gets through this period and the bulb's roots and leaves have grown, then cover the bulb with soil up to 2/3 of its height.

After planting, water once thoroughly, then place it in a ventilated spot with scattered light. After about 2 weeks, once it has sprouted, you can move it to a spot with plenty of sunlight for normal care.