Longer Blooming Amaryllis Bulbs
Traditional Method
The traditional method is to stagger the plantings. Put one bulb into a pot each week and then when the bulb blooms 6-8 weeks later, they will come into bloom one at a time in the sequence youíve planted them.
The two things that brings an amaryllis into growth by the way are water and light. They'll start their growth cycle from dormancy as soon as they get one or the other (or both) of these ingredients.
One thing you may not know is that amaryllis bulbs don't necessarily come into flower all at the same time if planted together. Different varieties bloom early, mid-season and later ñ taking various amounts of time to come into bloom from the exact same planting date.
So instead of staggering the planting, you can pick different varieties (and get different colors) to achieve an all-winter blooming.
Early Blooming Varieties
These bloom 5-8 weeks after planting
Single flowering:
Orange Sovereign, Lucky Strike, Apple Blossom, Minerva, Roma, Vera, Mont Blanc.
Double Flowering:
Lady Jane, Mary Lou, Aphrodite, Pasadena
Miniatures
Donau, Scarlet Baby, Giraffe, Amoretta, Pamela
Mid-Season Blooming Varieties
These bloom 7-10 weeks after planting
Singles:
Red Lion, Lemon Lime, Liberty, Royal Velvet, Hercules, Wonderland, Rilona, Picotee
Double Flowering:
Double Record, Unique, Blossom Peacock, White Peacock
Cybister Varieties
Emerald, Ruby Meyer
Miniatures
Papillio
Trumpet
Pink Floyd
Late Season Blooming Varieties
These bloom 9-12 weeks after planting.
Singles
Las Vegas, Clown, Piquant, Toronto, Vlammenspel, Happy Memory, Charisma
Double Flowering
Promise, Dancing Queen, Flaming Peacock, Andes
Cybister
La Paz, Chico
Trumpet
Amputo, Misty
And that should get you well set up to bloom amaryllis bulbs right through the winter (hint: combine the late blooming bulbs with a late planting for spring blooms)
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