Gorgeous Amaryllis and their enormous satellite blooms have become the embodiment of Christmas gift-giving and brighten our homes during the winter months! Easy to grow and vibrant, the showy blooms from these perennial bulbs are sure to grab all the attention when you start growing them inside this winter!
Amaryllis and other bulbs are shipping this time of year and you’ll soon be able to force spring flowering bulbs indoors to extend your enjoyment of the gardening season into the dreary winter months!
Learn how to force, grow, care for Amaryllis, and check out all the fantastic new Amaryllis Nature Hills has to offer your indoor gardens and holiday living décor!
Amaryllis - Perfect Indoor Décor For Winter!
With huge, trumpet-shaped blossoms this winter blooming bulb is sure to bring joy to a home. Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) forms multiple buds atop a sturdy deep green stalk with a fringe of strappy green leaves, sprouting from a high-quality fresh bulb!
The Amaryllis flower will produce 4 to 6 massive clusters of blooms for all to gaze upon. You’ll have weeks to express the oohs and aahs! Imagine gifting a ready-to-be-planted beautiful Amaryllis for the holidays.
Dress up a holiday dining table centerpiece, or the fireplace mantle with the showy blooms of an Amaryllis! Add these big bright flowers and their greenery to a sofa side table, or welcome yourself and your visitors home with a blooming Amaryllis on your front entry console!
It’s so easy and so convenient with the Amaryllis options available at NatureHills.com!
Nature Hills Newest & Favorite Amaryllis
Amaryllis now have so many color options, new and unusual forms, and even more sizes to choose from besides the old-fashioned red, pink, and white! Check out these unique Amaryllis to spice up your winter and holiday seasons!
- African Joker® Amaryllis - showy crimson red striped white, these double blooms have curled petals and a showy wow factor!
- Candy Floss African Amaryllis - showy coral-candy pink blossoms with green throats
- Charisma Amaryllis Decorative Planter - Featuring dramatically large flowering perennial bulb with large cream and salmon-striped blooms and everything you need to grow an Amaryllis at home - the soil, pot, instructions, and a large, quality bulb!
- Desire Amaryllis - a unique salmony blooms for those who desire something a bit more exotic this winter!
- Double Blossom Peacock Amaryllis - triple layers of white petals with coral-red feathered edges!
- Double Dragon Amaryllis - a traditional velvety red Amaryllis with a frilly double-petalled twist!
- Gervase Amaryllis - features feathered pink and red petals with streaks and stripes that vary from bloom to bloom! Or try the Gervase Amaryllis Decorative Planter that has the pot, soil, and bulb for you to have everything you need to grow one at home or give an easy-to-grow gift!
- Minerva Amaryllis Decorative Planter - a classic Amaryllis with red edges and white throats in a planter with the soil and bulb plus easy-to-follow instructions.
- Picotee Amaryllis - a pretty white Amaryllis with a barely-there red edge and ruffled margins to the petals!
- Red Pearl Amaryllis - a classically shaped deep velvety red Amaryllis with a pearlescent sheen!
- Santiago Fragrant Variety Amaryllis - big candy-striped dark red and pure white petals and a dreamy sweet scent!
- African Milady® Amaryllis - showy rose pink blossoms through and through!
How To Plant Your Festive Amaryllis
Growing Amaryllis is not a tricky trait that takes practice. You just have to follow our easy planting steps and continue to provide proper care!
Materials
Lucky for you, all of our winter Amaryllis bulbs are high-quality enormous bulbs and ready to start growing once you plant them! No chill period needed!
Pot Up Your Plant
Now that you have all the materials, it's time to add the soil to your pot! When adding the potting mix, you want to make sure the rooted end is on the button and the top of the bulb sits slightly above the soil as seen in the picture.
Add enough soil around the bulb so that the pot is filled up to the point where the flower stalk can still see the sunlight.
Water and Sunlight Time!
For strong Amaryllis blooms, place your flower where it will receive full sun. On your dining room table near a sunny window will do the trick. Or place it on a living room end table where it can soak up the sunlight there.
As your bulb starts to sprout, we suggest watering sparingly when the soil begins to feel dry beneath the soil surface. As it continues to grow, increase the amount of water you supply it with in order to keep the soil evenly moist. Use a dribble catch tray for excess water and dispose of this to prevent soggy conditions.
Caring For Amaryllis
Once your Amaryllis blooms have faded, snip off the entire stem cleanly as low as you can above the foliage.
Now just the strappy foliage is all that remains, you can move your plant into the garden for the summer and dig it up in the fall to start all over, keep it as a green houseplant, or simply dispose of it in the compost bin.
If you choose to keep your plant indoors as a potted plant, keep it in a sunny window with some fertilizer this spring and trim back the leaves once they begin to yellow (as an Amaryllis does once it finishes its growth cycle).
Once your plant has gone dormant, place it in a chilly dark place (above freezing) and barely water it so the bulb does not dry out. Then, in the late fall or winter of the following year, start the process of planting and growing your Amaryllis all over again!
Gear Up For Winter Gardening Now!
Nature Hills is shipping fall-planted spring-flowering and winter-forcing bulbs now! Get your order in today and we’ll ship high-quality bulbs to your doorstep at the proper planting time for your USDA growing zone!
The eye-popping beauty and vibrant colors of Amaryllis are a surefire way to brighten your indoor spaces and help tide you over until you can get your garden growing in the spring!
Nature Hills Nursery is here to help you with all your gardening needs - indoors and out - all year round!
Happy Planting!
