Is there a way to delay an amaryllis bloom? I received two as gifts and will be away from home for about 5 weeks. Leaves have already appeared and I'm certain to miss the entire show. Any advice?
Placing it in a cool (but not cold) location will slow the blooming down, but once it starts you cannot stop it from blooming all together. If you place it somewhere where the temps are around 55F, this will slow it down quite a bit and may be just enough time for you to get back to see it.
Living in Key West, can the bulb be put out in the garden now to grow and bloom in the next spring or summer?
Yes, they can be as long as they have not bloomed this year already. If they have, you can still plant them out in the garden, but it probably will not be until the next year that they bloom.
I have three amaryllis bulbs planted in soil from Jackson-Perkins. I have had success with amaryllis until now. I followed the instructions, watering once and providing indirect sunlight. Six weeks later, however, I only have 1/2 inches of growth. The bulbs are not soft, they have root growth, and the top growth is dark green and healthy. Any suggestions about what I can do?
You may want to look around to see if there are some drafts affecting it or place them somewhere a little warmer. Cooler temps would slow down the growth on them.
I received three bulbs for a gift at Christmas. One of them rotted, the other two are not doing a thing. I am keeping them watered and in the sunlight. What am I doing wrong?
You may be keeping them too wet. Water them only when the top of the soil is dry to the touch.
I live in south Florida and have an indoor amaryllis. It has flowered and the leaves were hanging afterwards. I inadvertently cut off the stems and leaves and do not know what to do with it now. It is chilly outside (in the 60's). What do I do to make it flower again? Also, there was some white powder on the leaves when I cut it off.
Here is information (at the bottom) on making the amaryllis rebloom: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-care-instructions-how-to-care-for-an-amaryllis.htm
The white powdery was probably powdery mildew. Here is more information on that:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/problems/get-the-cure-for-powdery-mildew.htm
Can amaryllis be grown indoors in a glass jar on rocks with some water? What other bulbs can be grown in this manner?
Yes, it can. Other popular choices for this are daffodils, paperwhites and hyacinth, but really any spring bulb can be forced indoors this way.
I received an amaryllis for Christmas. It was not planted yet. I put it in a cool, dark place in the basement. About 2 weeks ago, I got it out and planted it. Now it has four leaves, but no signs of a flower stem. A friend of mine said hers got stems first, then leaves. What might I have done wrong?
You did nothing wrong. Amaryllis bulbs are typically shipped with a bud or two ready to grow so that you get a bloom almost immediately. But sometimes the grower mistakenly packs a bulb that is not budding or the bud simply gets damaged in shipping and does not grow. You can keep them for the year and they will bloom in the spring. Here are directions on doing that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-care-instructions-how-to-care-for-an-amaryllis.htm