Christmas Flower Bulbs

This is the perfect time to plant indoor bulbs to ensure they provide a fabulous display on the big day.

Christmas flower bulbs.

Your bulb can stay in this same pot for many years. If the pot doesn t have a drainage hole transplant the bulb to a slightly bigger pot that has one. Some varieties send up the flower first before the foliage. Often the bulbs actually shrink in size from the stress of blooming and need to recover lost nutrients.

Once your amaryllis flowers are gone for the season it is time to learn how to care for an amaryllis in its replenishing stage. The bulb is depleted of minerals after flowering but the stalks remain. After all flowers fade cut them off at the top of the stalk. Here s how to care for the most popular christmas plants and christmas flowers whether a christmas tree a christmas cactus or the traditional red poinsettia flower.

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After blossoming the bulb needs to grow and store food for next season s bloom. Oct 30 2017. After the flowers fade cut off the bloom stalk. This method is the same for all forced bulbs apart from the alternative ways mentioned below.

These exotic looking flowers bloom about four to six weeks after you plant the bulb. Those big bulbs can take center stage again next christmas if given proper care. By cutting off the tops of the stalks down while leaving the leaves you can allow the amaryllis to begin its re flowering process. Start by choosing the largest bulb available because the bigger the bulb the more stems and flowers it will produce.

Plant indoor bulbs to flower for christmas. You may wish to wear gloves when handling the bulbs as hyacinths can cause skin irritation. How to grow bulbs for christmas. Fill the pot with fresh potting soil and plant the bulb so that its top third shows above the soil surface.

Just plant the bulb in good potting soil water regularly and provide bright indirect light. Amaryllis is one of the easiest flower bulbs to grow and care for. Some can take as long as ten weeks. At this time cut the leaves back to about 2 inches from the top of the bulb and remove it from the pot.

To have hyacinths in flower for the christmas period make sure you buy bulbs labelled prepared. A support stake is handy for keeping the blooms upright but little else is required. Continue to water and fertilize as normal until the leaves begin to yellow. A healthy bulb will be firm and free from any mold spots bruising or other signs of damage.

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