{"id":462,"date":"2011-12-14T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2011\/12\/growing-amaryllis.html"},"modified":"2019-07-08T15:22:15","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T19:22:15","slug":"growing-amaryllis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homegardenjoy.com\/site\/2011\/12\/growing-amaryllis.html","title":{"rendered":"Growing Amaryllis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Growing amaryllis takes patience. One bulb takes many weeks to grow.<\/p>\n

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Growing Amaryllis<\/h1>\n

Amaryllis come along just when you think you can’t stand winter another moment.\u00a0 As the days grow shorter, and the nights longer, here comes the gigantic screaming red trumpets of the amaryllis flower as if to say, “Here I am! Sunshine! Warmth! Life! Stand back, winter.”<\/p>\n

I don’t know how amaryllis became associated with the holidays, but you stumble over amaryllis displays in every big box store from coast to coast.\u00a0 I love the amaryllis bulb kits – they’re easy to use, they come with everything you need, and they’re inexpensive. It’s like just add water and get an instant houseplant.<\/p>\n

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Tips for Growing Amaryllis<\/h2>\n

Having discovered through trial and error that amaryllis love bright warm rooms, I advise anyone interested in growing \u00a0amaryllis to:<\/p>\n