Ready, set, go. Just as soon as you have new amaryllis bulbs, pot them up, and in a few months the spectacular, colorful trumpets will unfold. (Technically, what are commonly called “amaryllis” are ...

The amaryllis bulb, plain and ordinary, is full of surprises that arrive just in time for the holidays. Amaryllis bulbs are easy to force into spectacular bloom for weeks of stress-free enjoyment.

Ready, set, go. Just as soon as you have new amaryllis bulbs, pot them up, and in a few months the spectacular, colorful trumpets will unfold. (Technically, what are commonly called “amaryllis” are ...

Ready, set, go. Just as soon as you have new amaryllis bulbs, pot them up, and in a few months the spectacular, colorful trumpets will unfold. (Technically, what are commonly called “amaryllis” are ...

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 ...

The amaryllis welcomes the holiday season with cheer. Its lilylike blooms fill a room with a powerful presence, in flamboyant shades of red and orange or more subtle apricot, pink, white and yellow.

Now that Twelfth Night has passed and the Christmas season is officially over, what to do with all those holiday plants bedecking your home? I still feel a wee twinge of guilt when I toss a pretty red ...

A. No, if you can find quick-flowering African amaryllis bulbs, which bloom three to five weeks after planting. Maybe, if you start Dutch amaryllis. The latter generally take six to eight weeks to ...

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 ...

Q: I have a friend who gives me an amaryllis bulb every year. I love them. I love having something blooming in the house during the winter. But I can’t bear to kill anything, so after they are done ...