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Question

I buy one every year. After Xmas and the bloom is gone, I discard it in the yard. This past year, I bought one, did the usual, had the blooms but kept the plant & bulb. It’s still sitting in the pot with soil. The leaves are tall and still green. Nobody tells us what to do at that point. Should I cut the leaves off and repot it? They’re not expensive but I’m better with outside gardening than inside. This is my 1st time trying to salvage one – it’s my experiment. I can’t plant it outside nor do I want to (live in New England) but I just want to see if I can do it. Do I cut the leaves back to the top of the bulb or leave it alone, hope that I’ll see flower stems?

Answer 1

You don't cut the leaves off. They are supplying new energgy to the bulb. When you withhold water in the fall, the leaves will dieback naturally. Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/amaryllis-hippeastrum/amaryllis-care-after-flowering.htm