Amaryllis is a plant that grows from a bulb, and is commonly seen at nurseries and garden centers during the colder months. Their bright flowers—which range from red and pink to peach and white—add ...

The activity: Now is the time to prepare your Christmas/New Year's 2013 amaryllis bulbs for 2014 holiday blooms. What's needed: - Amaryllis bulb from a prior year. - A cool, dark area for bulb storage ...

Hyacinths offer early color within this bed bordered by pansies. – Original Credit: Norfolk Botanical Garden After the blooms have faded many bulbs can either be stored for forcing again the following ...

Tender, non-hardy bulbs with poor cold tolerance often freeze and die if left in the ground during the winter. For instance, unlike their hardy cousins like tulips and daffodils, dahlias, cannas, and ...

A popular stocking stuffer at Christmas time is the prepackaged amaryllis bulbs you see in many stores. The box provides the bulb, soil and pot and all you have to do is plant it and wait six weeks or ...

It’s time to pot up those huge amaryllis bulbs. If you purchased a new one this year, it may have come with a pot and filler, if not, get a pot with good drainage — about an inch or so wider than the ...

Q: My husband has been growing amaryllis plants for several years. He typically brings the bulbs out of storage in January for February bloom and then in the summer transfers the bulbs (in their ...