A magical and exotic flower, the amaryllis

17.12.2024 | Dana Rohová

Amaryllis is an exotic beauty native to South America, sometimes called the Knight Star. Their great popularity is due to their large, funnel-shaped flowers that captivate anyone who looks at them, even once. They grow in groups of two to five on a long stem and are most often red, pink, white or orange in colour.

Amaryllis in vase and pot

The starflower, as the amaryllis is also known, is a beautiful flower with star-shaped flowers that can be put in a vase or as a houseplant in a pot. Unlike most other houseplants, it blooms in winter or early spring, with a dormant period in summer and autumn.

There are several species of amaryllis in the world, mostly monochromatic, but two-coloured ones have been successfully cultivated.

Most of us have experienced the amaryllis equals starflower with its origin in South America, the real amaryllis comes from South Africa and has exclusively pink flowers, which are more pointed and narrower compared to the familiar starflower?

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What care should I give the amaryllis in a vase?

Have you received a cut amaryllis and don't know how to care for it? Follow these tips and the amaryllis will brighten up your apartment or house for up to four long weeks.

• Fill the vase about halfway with room temperature water. Make sure it is neither too hot nor too cold.
• Before placing the flower in the vase of water, cut the stem back 4 to 5 centimetres. Cut the stem about 1 centimetre shorter each time you change the water.
• Is your stem curling? Reinforce it with a piece of clear tape. Do you have a long stem? Then support the stem with a wooden stick and stabilise the amaryllis overall.
• The amaryllis likes light, but definitely not direct sunlight. Keep this in mind when choosing where to place the vase. Also, be careful not to have a heater nearby.
• Remove dead flowers regularly and allow the others to bloom and dazzle you with their beauty.

How to grow amaryllis as a houseplant?

Have you fallen in love with this beauty and don't want to say goodbye forever? Get an amaryllis houseplant and you can enjoy its beauty every year.

• Do you want to grow your amaryllis from a bulb? The key is to choose the right bulb, which must be firm and grow.
• Then plant the bulb in a pot that is only slightly larger than the bulb itself. Put drainage in the bottom and a permeable substrate on top.
• Plant the bulb in the potting medium so that it is one-third above the surface.
• Water the flower lightly and place it on the windowsill. The ideal room temperature should be between 22 and 25 °C.
• Once the stem has sprouted, start watering regularly and continue throughout the flowering period.
• Starflowers don't mind lower humidity or dry air? This makes it an ideal houseplant.