Quick! Picture a wisteria vine. I bet you conjured up something with lilac flowers on long racemes. Maybe you even imagined an aggressive woody vine that will try to take over your garden.Forget all that.While yo
12.06.2023 - 01:08 / gardenerspath.com / Rose Kennedy
17 Awesome Amaryllis Varieties to Grow Indoors or OutThe long-standing “almost every year” holiday tradition at our house is to give younger family members a huge amaryllis bulb to grow fragrant red blooms indoors in late December.
Even at eight years old, my daughter Lucy could sprout this gorgeous tropical flower on her own.
In later years, the amaryllis bulb holiday gifts followed her to college to brighten the icy Chicago winter. Now that she lives in New Orleans, she can plant the spent bulbs outdoors to bloom the next spring.
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Since these bulbs take six to eight weeks to bloom after planting, the gesture has always been a gift for two occasions, with the brilliant red blooms sometimes bursting forth close to Valentine’s Day.
Other families’ traditions never fail to warm me, either. So I was pleased to learn many people plant amaryllis indoors in early winter, so they bloom in time to become part of their holiday decor, either in planters or as cut flowers.
Of course, if you live in balmy USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11, you can also plant these bulbs outdoors in fall or winter. As long as they receive part or full sun, they’ll thrive in flower beds, naturalized areas, or containers in those regions.
You can learn all about planting and caring for amaryllis in our growing guide!
But there’s no need to choose, here. You can force the bulbs to bloom for the holidays, give them as gifts, and still plant a slew of them outdoors if your climate is warm enough.
Whoops, did I say no need to choose? You actually will need to make some selections.
Along with the simple red varieties you will commonly see at the florist’s
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