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Tenielle Jordison

5 Easy Steps to Storing Amaryllis Bulbs – Skip Them and You Risk Losing Next Year’s Blooms

Beautiful striped amaryllis flowers.

While the dark days of winter still linger, indoor bulbs like amaryllis are a welcome sight, brightening up interiors and bringing hope for spring days ahead. These blooms typically last for two or three weeks, but don't take its fading flowers as a sign to throw the plant away. If you learn how to store amaryllis bulbs correctly, you can replant them for spectacular blooms again next year – and every year after.

It's a key, yet often neglected, stage of growing amaryllis bulbs, but after an amaryllis blooms you can put the bulbs in secure storage. Really, all you need to do is provide a cool, dry, and dark spot for your bulbs to rest in until it's time to plant them again in fall for another display that lasts through winter.

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