Amaryllis photo by Eileen Goldfinger. 2/15/26. One click to enlarge.
This plant, amaryllis, is usually purchased with wax coating which has all the nutrients required by the plant. After blooming for 8-10 weeks, cut off the flower stem, peel off the wax coat, and then plant the bulb so that only the bottom third is in well drained potting soil. Leave the green leaves on the plant until they turn yellow and wilt.
Then cut off the yellow leaves and eventually new green leaves will start to grow and then a flower stem will appear around December/January.
6 years ago at Christmas time, Paul gave this plant to Stephen Goldfinger. The bulb was wrapped in wax from Wegmans. He followed the recommended procedures with great care, and now the plant continues to bloom each winter.
“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus.