The stunningly unique blooms of amaryllis can add dramatic color to your home and garden.
Native to South America, tropical Hippeastrum can be grown outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 9-11, and indoors in colder areas.
These striking flowers are often forced to bloom in the winter, adding some sparkle to holiday decor.
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Healthy, mature bulbs produce secondary “offset” bulbs which can be removed and repotted, providing you with new plants, and you can also propagate amaryllis by bulb sectioning, aka cuttage.
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Though it is possible to grow amaryllis from seed, the process from seed to flower is slow, taking from three to five years.
If you have seeds, time, and want to learn more about how to do this, check out our guide here.
But if you don’t have that kind of patience, there are other options. Instead, you can easily propagate amaryllis by dividing offsets from mature parent bulbs and by sectioning.
While these methods are certainly quicker than starting from seed, new plants can still take a season or two to flower.
Another benefit of propagating from offsets or by division is that they will produce a clone of the parent plant.
When to Divide
The time to divide your plants all depends on the bloom cycle, which can vary based on Zone and your growing preferences.
When plants are grown outdoors, they naturally bloom in the spring, after a period of winter dormancy.
Some gardeners grow amaryllis indoors and many of us choose to force the plants to flower during the winter holidays.
Learn more about this forcing technique in our guide.
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